Jul 25 Corn closed at $4.855/bushel, up $0.015 from yesterday's close. Jul 25 Wheat closed at $5.45/bushel, up $0.005 from yesterday's close. Jul 25 Soybeans closed at $10.5925/bushel, down $0.0275 from yesterday's close. Jul 25 Soymeal closed at $298.5/short ton, up $1.8 from yesterday's close. Jul 25 Soyoil closed at 49.81 cents/lb down 0.26 cents from yesterday's close. Jun 25 Live Cattle closed at $208.25/cwt up $0.25 from yesterday's close. Aug 25 Feeder Cattle closed at $294.3/cwt up $1.6 from yesterday's close. Jun 25 Lean Hogs closed at $101.15/cwt up $1.225 from yesterday's close. Jun 25 WTI Crude Oil closed at $63.21/barrel up $0.42 from yesterday's close. ...
What You Need to Know Today: The U.S. and Iran resumed missile strikes after a brief pause in fighting, raising concerns that the five-month conflict could expand across the Middle East. Jordan intercepted Iranian missiles, Kuwait reported a fatal strike, and drone attacks damaged two natural...
The Senate Agriculture Committee will take up the farm bill next week, and a number of amendments targeting the meat industry are expected to be offered. Two of the most potentially damaging are the Schumer amendment, based on his bill, the Family Grocery and Farmer Relief Act, and mandatory co...
Oliver Goldsmith's The Deserted Village, published in 1770, is of a timeless quality. It is a 425-line lament for a disappearing rural world, where prosperous villages give way to larger estates, fewer farmers, and emigration. One passage even follows those leaving for the new colony of Georgia...
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.