SPREADS Dec crush trades down to new lows at 84.14c/bu, while oilshare trades to 45.10%. Dec/March corn trades into 8 3/4c from 9 1/4c. DecMarch wheat trades from 10 1/4c to 11c. Dec wheat/corn trades from 1.73c down to 1.69 3/4c. Nov 21/Nov 22 trads from 26c inverse to 32c, starting at a weaker level. Nov/Jan bean spread trades from 8-8 1/2c. PALM OIL Nov. up 42 ringgits at 4,320 ringgit/mt. NEWS Stocks are up 180 pts as crude oil rallies on tight supply concerns once more. Crude oil trades to $70.78/barrel with the US dollar at 92.88. CALLS Calls are as follow: beans: 3-5 lower meal: 1.80-2.00 lower soyoil: mixed corn: 5 1/2-6 1/2 lower wheat:&...
What You Need to Know Today: Crude oil prices dropped sharply with traffic flowing through the Strait of Hormuz. There were reports that Iran was behind an attack on a cargo ship near the coast of Oman, which would be a violation of the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran. Pr...
On Wednesday, the White House submitted a national security supplemental spending request for $87.6 billion. The majority of the request includes funding for the conflict in the Middle East, but there are agricultural provisions as well. The supplemental funding package includes more than $11 b...
Can we really expect a bushel of corn to carry an environmental passport throughout the entire food system? One that reliably documents its carbon footprint, biodiversity impacts, water use, soil carbon, and other environmental attributes all the way from the farm field to the consumer? This is...
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.