Good weekend weather, lower FOB values for wheat world-wide, and fund selling pressured the CBOT today. Corn and wheat futures posted new contract lows with spot KC wheat futures reaching multi-year lows and closing below the psychologically important $4/bushel mark. The weather forecasts remain favorable with limited chances of frost/freeze in the foreseeable future. The weekly Export Inspections data from USDA was bearish corn, neutral soybeans, and bullish wheat. Corn exports were below their volume needed to keep pace with USDA’s projections while wheat shipments exceeded their weekly requirement. Today’s data shows corn exports will not meet USDA’s 2018/19 projection. Despite stiff global competition, 2019/20 w...
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.