MarketAfter four sessions of yoyoing up and down on lower volume, January soybeans are rangebound and net 4.25 cents higher thus far this week. There have been no fundamental changes and that leaves traders comfortable with where things stand. Going more bearish would be getting out in front of the skis and a challenge to resistance at 997.5 might be more likely on any change in South American weather. 12052024oilseeds_beans.png 914.82 KBSoymeal cannot catch a break but soyoil is on fire like other vegetable oils on the situation in palm oil. 12052024oilseeds_meal.png 902.97 KB12052024oilseeds_oil.png 943.54 KBPalm oil stocks in Malaysia fell 4.3 percent from October to November and totaled 1.8 MMT, the lowest level since July. T...
The corn and soy complex closed higher, with the wheat market mixed, as winter wheat closed up but spring wheat and livestock ended lower. Part of the strength for corn and soybeans may have been a weather premium, as crop planting has started out fast but warm weather has been slow to develop...
Real GDP grew at a 2 percent annual rate in the first quarter of 2026, slightly below the consensus expectation of 2.3 percent but above the 0.5 percent growth in Q4 2025. The GDP number matches the average annualized pace of growth since the peak back in late 2007, right before the Financial P...
Reflect for a moment on what you eat. There is a lot of advice out there in the ether about what you should eat, but really, what do you currently eat and how much? The good people at the USDA have some data for you, to help you answer that question. USDA says that we eat quite a bit of meat. L...
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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.