Soybeans Market Overview Interestingly, soybean basis started to drop quickly last week for nearby shipments after several weeks of a stronger old crop market. The collapse started in Argentina with exporters trying to buy demand and offers suddenly posted at 180X FOB for November shipment. Earlier this year, those offers were at 210X, and the last trade was two weeks ago at 198X FOB. Argentina’s soybean basis fell sharply because of the dramatic weakening in soymeal basis around the world in recent weeks. The latter is the result of U.S. crushers covering most global soymeal demand due to the U.S. soybeans being the cheapest by far in the world. In turn, that has taken business away from other suppliers like Argentina, Brazil and...
What You Need to Know Today: USDA reports are delayed until Tuesday due to the federal holiday on Monday. Over the weekend, President Trump announced a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Russia warmly welcomed and confirmed this ceasefire by conducting more strikes against Ukraine. Specific...
On Saturday, 10 October, at a campaign rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, President Trump said that the U.S. and Mexico would come to terms on a new trade deal, and he said Canada does not need to be part of the deal. Trump called the coming agreement with Mexico “great” but gave no d...
Key Takeaways: The United States has steadily lost global wheat export market share since the 1970s, falling from the world's leading exporter to a projected fifth place in 2026/27. The rapid expansion of Black Sea wheat exports, driven by improved productivity and export infrastructure, has r...
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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.