Generally, traders expected a less-than-bullish February WASDE from USDA today. Perhaps that is why two unexpected changes seemed to generate an outsized response from one particular market following the report’s midday release. General Comments Generally, traders expected a less-than-bullish February WASDE from USDA today. Overnight trade on grain and soy futures reflected this with prices slightly lower. Perhaps that is why the unexpected increase in USDA’s estimate of U.S. wheat exports and the also unexpected decrease in world wheat stocks seemed to generate an outsized response from the wheat market following the report’s midday release. None of these adjustments, though, changes the fact that the world is oversupplied with wheat. Th...
What You Need to Know Today: The corn and soybean markets closed slightly higher in low-volume trade. The wheat market was mixed, with HRW continuing its downward trek on improved moisture. As expected, the bearish cattle on feed report drove down cattle prices and pulled hogs down with it. Mi...
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USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report was released today. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity amounted to 11.6 million head, 102 percent of last year. Source: USDA, WPI Placements were up, but part of that is attributable to persistent drought c...
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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.