U.S. Soy Export Sales Highlights – China Buying A Lot of U.S. Soybeans Today’s USDA export sales report indicated U.S. exporters had fairly good success selling U.S. soybeans and soymeal for export in the week ending 9 July. However, the big news this week was a resumption of large sales of soybeans to China that have been reported by exporters since 9 July. Today’s export sales report indicated exporters reported net sales of soybeans last week of 313,000 MT for export in 2019/20 and 767,700 MT for export in 2020/21. The sales for 2019/20 mostly were to Indonesia (95,500 MT), Egypt (75,000 MT), Pakistan (58,300 MT), Mexico (55,7020 MT), Tunisia (37,100 MT) and unknown destinations (19,500 MT). Sales of soybeans for expo...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.