U.S. Soy Export Sales Highlights Today’s USDA/FAS export sales report indicated exporters made moderate export sales of U.S. soybeans and soymeal in the week ending 20 May but made almost no sales or exports of soyoil. Exports of soybeans and soymeal were seasonally positive. Net sales of soybeans for export last week totaled 55,900 MT for shipment in 2020/21 and 248,300 MT for shipment in 2021/22. The top sales for 2021/22 were for Indonesia (74,900 MT), Egypt (52,000 MT), Mexico (34,800 MT), Japan (13,700 MT), and Vietnam (13,600 MT). Those sales and others were partially offset by reduction for unknown destinations of 168,100 MT. The sales for 2021/22 were mostly for Mexico (162,500 MT) and unknown destinations (45,000 MT). Soybe...
What You Need to Know Today: The September Cattle on Feed report was strongly bullish, with both the 1 September on-feed inventory and August placements coming in well below average expectations and below the bottom of their respective pre-report estimate ranges. China continues to buy U...
USDA’s September cattle on feed report was released Friday, with the total number of cattle in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity amounting to 11.2 million head, 101 percent of last year. Placements dropped in August to their lowest total for the month since records began in 1996...
Key Takeaways: The U.S. herd is stabilizing, but growth remains modest. Total goat inventory rose 1 percent in 2026, while meat-goat numbers increased 2 percent, which is not enough to materially reduce import dependence. Domestic slaughter is rising from a low base. Commercial slaughter incre...
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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.