It was the third straight day of flash soybean sales to China. The IGC tightened global soybean balances. The morning’s USDA’s export sales report showed corn and wheat ahead of last year. The September employment report showed substantially larger gains than expected. Stocks opened higher. Corn and soybeans opened higher, following higher overnight closes. Then Chicago, Minneapolis, Kansas City, New York – all turned red before the morning’s second cup of coffee. AI bubble worries were not dispelled by large Nvidia earnings; China is not going to fill the gap with last year’s soybean purchases from the U.S. buying a few hundred thousand tons of new crop beans. There is political and economic uncert...
From WPI Consulting
Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.