The CBOT jumped higher overnight after news broke Monday afternoon that Russian President Putin announced he would recognize the independence of two separatist regions of Ukraine: Donetsk and Luhansk. Putin quickly followed with an order to send Russian troops into the regions, a move considered the first effort at a Russian invasion. The news prompted a wave of global reactions: Germany halted efforts to open the Nord Stream2 pipeline, the U.K. announced sanctions against five Russian banks and three high-net-worth individuals. Crude oil futures rallied to near $100 on the news and CBOT wheat, corn, and soybeans all pushed sharply higher overnight. The CBOT opened the day session on a firm note but found its most substantial gains i...
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.