May 26 Corn closed at $4.4875/bushel, up $0.0025 from yesterday's close. May 26 Wheat closed at $5.9125/bushel, down $0.0725 from yesterday's close. May 26 Soybeans closed at $11.6725/bushel, up $0.035 from yesterday's close. May 26 Soymeal closed at $331.8/short ton, down $0.9 from yesterday's close. May 26 Soyoil closed at 68.16 cents/lb down 1.17 cents from yesterday's close. Jun 26 Live Cattle closed at $247.35/cwt down $0.275 from yesterday's close. May 26 Feeder Cattle closed at $365.275/cwt down $1.825 from yesterday's close. Jun 26 Lean Hogs closed at $101.05/cwt down $0.625 from yesterday's close. May 26 WTI Crude Oil closed at $84.92/barrel down $9.77 from yesterday's close. &n...
What You Need to Know Today: The U.S. and Iran exchanged strikes, with the U.S. hitting Iranian bridges, energy sites, and military infrastructure. Iran launched a missile into Kuwait that damaged a desalination plant. Crude oil futures surged on heightened Middle East tensions, providing supp...
Key Takeaways: The EU heatwaves have coincided with key maize crop reproductive timing and featured high nighttime temperatures, a cruel two-sided blow to maize yields. France, much of western Europe, and Hungary have suffered the worst of the heat, with yield potential collapsing. WPI&r...
Congress returned this week from its Fourth of July recess, with another break scheduled for the month of August, to face a busy agenda before adjourning for the August recess. Congress has several priorities, including the National Defense Authorization Act, a potential third reconciliation pa...
From WPI Consulting
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.