SPREADS Dec crush trades 1.03c/bu while oilshare is steady at 45.78%. Dec/March corn trades out to 8 1/4c from 7 3/4c while the Dec 21/22 inverse falls further to 15 1/2c from 19 1/4c. Dec/March wheat trades from 11 1/2c to 12 1/2c. Dec wheat/corn trades from 1.73 1/2c to 1.78c. Nov/Jan bean carry trades 9 3/4c to 10c. Nov 21/22 inverse trades from 26c to 28c. Sep/Dec meal trades from $4.30 to $4.60. PALM OIL Dec. down 4 ringgits to 4,451 ringgit/mt. NEWS Stocks are 150 pts higher as crude oil trades down to $73.74/barrel. The US dollar trades to 93.98. CALLS Calls are as follows: beans: 1-3 higher meal: .80-.90 higher soyoil: 10-15 higher c...
What You Need to Know Today: Oil prices surged today following reports of tanker attacks off the coast of Saudi Arabia by Houthi rebels and renewed U.S. threats to escalate military strikes against Iran, heightening concerns over potential disruptions to Middle East energy supplies. Brent crud...
USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report for 1 July will be released tomorrow. Analysts’ pre-report consensus estimates are for the total inventory on feed to be 102.2 percent of last year. Those estimates imply an on-feed inventory of 11.327 million head. If accurate, that would be the...
Key Takeaways: The situation in the Arab Gulf is little changed this week, which is to say it is a day-by-day – and sometimes hour-by-hour – judgment call as to what is or will happen. There are some vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, but transits are a fraction of what they...
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.