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Market Commentary: Waiting for Confirmation or Contradiction

The CBOT was mostly in the red to start the week with the bullishness from Friday’s WASDE report failing to trigger enthusiasm from bulls this week. Corn and soybeans both tried to rally and follow Friday’s bullish action, but quickly triggered farmer/hedge selling and profit taking that pushed the markets into the red. CBOT wheat futures managed to post a few cents’ gain for the day with support from Friday’s corn rally, but the KCBT market remained under pressure from cheap and abundant Russian supplies. Overall, the day’s trade had the feeling that traders are waiting for harvest to confirm or contradict USDA’s supply expectations and make sure demand and physical pricing can withstand the massive corn...

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wheat

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

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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.

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