NOPA's monthly soybean crush report, which was released yesterday, indicated soyoil stocks at the end of September totaled 936.88 million pounds (424,965 MT). That is the lowest volume for any month since November 2004. Low NOPA Crush Volume in September Reaffirms Tight Soybean Supply The National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) yesterday released its monthly soybean crush report for September, which reaffirmed just how few soybeans existed in the U.S. last month. The report indicated NOPA's members crushed only 99.97 million bushels (2.72 MMT) of soybeans in September. That was well below the average forecast of analysts polled by Reuters of 107.553 million bushels (2.93 MMT). It was also below the August crush volume of 110.663 mi...
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.