The CBOT was mixed in quiet trade to start the week with traders looking at the U.S. and EU weather forecasts for supply-side guidance ahead of Friday’s WASDE report from USDA. The U.S. and EU weather forecasts are largely unchanged from last week and feature hot, dry conditions for the U.S. Plains and western Europe. This should continue supporting grain values. Conversely, Ukraine’s grain exports are picking up pace with 10 vessels ready to set sail, which is pressuring market psychology on the margins. WPI notes, however, that the grain aboard is of questionable quality and the country’s ability to follow up these shipments with more grain in a timely manner remains doubtful. Overall, the day was one of mild sprea...
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.