The CBOT was mixed and primarily focused on the weather – both in the U.S. and Brazil – on Tuesday. The most recent Crop Progress report offered support to the wheat markets, as did this week’s forecast for wet weather across the northern Plains and parts of the SRW-growing region. Corn futures traded both sides of unchanged before settling higher in late-day trade while old crop soybean ended lower as soymeal values dropped sharply. Soyoil, however, posted its highest settlement value on a rally in crude oil and palm oil futures. Funds are thought to have bought some 4,000 contracts of wheat and 8,000 contracts of soyoil on Tuesday while selling 3,000 contracts of corn. Funds were also net sellers of 10,000 contracts of...
What You Need to Know Today: The corn and soybean markets closed slightly higher in low-volume trade. The wheat market was mixed, with HRW continuing its downward trek on improved moisture. As expected, the bearish cattle on feed report drove down cattle prices and pulled hogs down with it. Mi...
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USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report was released today. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity amounted to 11.6 million head, 102 percent of last year. Source: USDA, WPI Placements were up, but part of that is attributable to persistent drought c...
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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.