May 25 Corn closed at $4.585/bushel, down $0.0675 from yesterday's close. May 25 Wheat closed at $5.57/bushel, down $0.055 from yesterday's close. May 25 Soybeans closed at $10.16/bushel, up $0.0525 from yesterday's close. May 25 Soymeal closed at $305.9/short ton, down $1.2 from yesterday's close. May 25 Soyoil closed at 41.59 cents/lb up 0.31 cents from yesterday's close. Apr 25 Live Cattle closed at $203.175/cwt up $1.125 from yesterday's close. Apr 25 Feeder Cattle closed at $281.2/cwt up $1.225 from yesterday's close. Apr 25 Lean Hogs closed at $86.625/cwt up $1 from yesterday's close. Apr 25 WTI Crude Oil closed at $67.17/barrel up $0.62 from yesterday's close. ...
There was heavy volume exiting soybeans, which dragged down the broader market today. The lack of a specific Chinese buying commitment for soybeans undermined speculators who had placed bets on state-directed trade. But even the Chinese do not totally ignore market fundamentals. They may still...
On Tuesday, 12 May, WPI reported on an Executive Order being prepared by the Trump Administration to suspend tariff rate quotas (TRQs) on beef from all exporters for 200 days as a means of addressing high beef prices in the United States. After considerable pushback from cattle producer groups,...
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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.