The CBOT was mixed on Tuesday with wheat following through on Monday’s sharp rally after USDA announced 220 KMT of SRW sold to China for 2023/24. That, combined with growing commercial demand for HRW wheat and stronger Paris milling wheat futures helped wheat futures rally for the day. Corn tried to follow but hit technical resistance as harvest pressure and export woes undermine values. The soy complex was uniformly lower for the day with another day of large deliveries against soymeal hammering that market. Funds were net sellers in the soy complex while remaining flat corn and exiting a handful of their wheat shorts. Outside markets continued their existing trends on Tuesday with Treasury yields strengthening and pressuring...
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...
Key Takeaways: The Middle East and North Africa's arid climate and limited water resources have created a structural dependence on imported wheat. Government wheat tenders in major importing countries serve as important benchmarks for global trade, providing insight into exporter competitivene...
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.