THE OPEN March beans: 8 higher March meal: .80 higher March soyoil: 41 higher March corn: 4 higher March wheat: 8 3/4 higher Prices opened as expected with further gains on the back of fund buying activity. Chatter about further wheat buying from China and new contract highs in corn fueled the market upward. A good inspections report and confirmed delays for Brazilian harvest keep beans slanted to the upside, as more fund buying kicks in pre-Feb. WASDE. At 10:00 export inspections were released as follows: beans: 1,800,682 mt vs. 1,906,432 mt week ago corn: 1,576,663 mt vs. 1,116,097 mt week ago wheat: 441.076 mt vs. 414,348 mt week ago Corn inspections were good, fuelin...
What You Need to Know Today: Markets got a surprise with a corn yield of 181.2 bushels/acre in the October WASDE, above the average estimate of 177.6 bushels/acre and up from USDA’s September estimate of 178.5 bushels/acre. Although stronger demand is expected to absorb some of the addit...
Key Takeaways: On Friday afternoon, President Trump announced that Russia will “immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel” to the United States. The deal, typical of this administration, is light on details but promises an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 m...
The USDA has lowered its 2026 red meat production forecasts slightly while forecasting a slight increase in broiler production. Beef is now projected at 24.802 billion pounds, 75 million pounds less than in September. Cow slaughter is expected to be up; however, this will be offset by lower ste...
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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.