Negotiations are ongoing between the UN, Turkey, and Russia for extending the Black Sea grain corridor agreement beyond its scheduled expiration this coming Saturday. The Russians are demanding the removal of Western financial hurdles to their own trade, and the U.S. and EU have reportedly provided written assurances. All seemed to be on a path for resolution until… Wheat had been trading negative all session, with corn and soybeans looking lackluster. However, news broke late in the session that Moscow’s aggressive missile attacks on Ukraine included one veering into NATO member Poland and killing two people. Jets were reportedly scrambled, and Russia had also knocked power out in Moldova. The ugly situation was enough to sen...
Russian Grain Markets: 29 June-3 July 2026 The new marketing season has officially begun in Russia, although bearish sentiment has been concentrated in the southern regions closest to the Black Sea ports, where export demand has been weakest. Delays in grain deliveries to inland elevators have...
What You Need to Know Today: The hot, dry weather forecast continues to drive strength in grain futures with corn and soybeans hitting another day of strong gains. Monday’s Crop Progress and Conditions data were in line with market expectations and showed relatively few concerns for the...
Yesterday we wrote about the Q1 GDP numbers and the June employment reports in an article entitled Real GDP for Q1 Relying on AI Buildout, Held Back by Consumer Spending. That article mentioned that consumer spending had become a drag on GDP. Nonetheless, real GDP in Q1 was revised upward to 2...
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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.