The CBOT rallied for a second straight day, but this time it was soybeans leading the way. The oilseed market moved higher after rumors surfaced that China could be considering ending its zero-tolerance policy for COVID-19, a move that would boost food, fuel, and soybean demand in the country. Moreover, protests in Brazil aimed at supporting the outgoing President Bolsonaro are causing short-term issues in grain movement and marketing. Combined with the impacts of Russia ending the Black Sea export corridor agreement over the weekend, the CBOT had ample reason to rally. Corn and wheat followed Monday’s gains with another move higher as world grain markets continue reacting to the suspension of Ukraine’s ag exports via the Black...
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.