The CBOT gapped higher at Sunday night’s open after a weekend of hot, dry weather and reductions in the Brazilian corn crop. December corn opened above $6.00 Sunday night and November soybeans opened at $14.54, with both markets scoring major technical wins for bulls. Markets opened strong during the day session but quickly found profit taking and plenty of bear spreading from the start of the index fund roll (which will end Friday). New crop corn and soybeans clung to positive territory for the day while old crop markets were lower. Wheat futures opened higher but settled lower as the winter wheat markets lack their own bullish fundamentals. USDA will publish its June WASDE report on Thursday and the most notable expectation is for...
What You Need to Know Today: Markets got a surprise with a corn yield of 181.2 bushels/acre in the October WASDE, above the average estimate of 177.6 bushels/acre and up from USDA’s September estimate of 178.5 bushels/acre. Although stronger demand is expected to absorb some of the addit...
Key Takeaways: On Friday afternoon, President Trump announced that Russia will “immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel” to the United States. The deal, typical of this administration, is light on details but promises an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 m...
The USDA has lowered its 2026 red meat production forecasts slightly while forecasting a slight increase in broiler production. Beef is now projected at 24.802 billion pounds, 75 million pounds less than in September. Cow slaughter is expected to be up; however, this will be offset by lower ste...
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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.