Hot Markets, Precious Land Before Russia invaded Ukraine and sent agricultural commodity markets reeling, the focus was on improving farming’s contribution toward climate mitigation. It is a complicated topic. U.S. farmers have increased their adoption of no-till and the use of cover crops, but they may also have abandoned the practices when they proved financially unsustainable. USDA subsidies for such practices are not enduring and scientists have found that building up soil health with stored carbon, organic matter, improved respiration, and soil structure stability occurs slowly over many years. The Senate passed the Growing Climate Solutions Act by 92-8 vote, but the measure has been stuck in the House over partisan differences...
What You Need to Know Today: There has already been a strong run of flash soybean sales announcements in recent weeks, but more than 1.4 MMT reported this morning is an exceptionally large single-day total with major implications for the market. If the sales to China and unknown destinations w...
On Friday, at 6:57 AM, President Donald Trump announced, via a social media post, a 90-day window during which up to 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef could be imported outside of tariff-rate quotas—a move aimed at bringing down costs for American consumers. This is the secon...
From WPI Consulting
Infrastructure investment due diligence
On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.