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Technical Views - The Upshot

SPREADS Dec crush trades to 1.36c/bu while oilshare trades to new highs at 49.47%.  Bean spreads are weaker as November contracts continue to roll forward.  Nov/Jan bean carry trades from 11c to 11 1/2c, while Nov 21/22 trades from 1 3/4c to 6 3/4c carry.  Nov/March bean spread trades out to 21 1/4c.  Dec/March corn trades from 8 3/4c to 9c, while the Dec 21/22 inverse trades from 9 1/2c to 6 1/4c.  Dec /March wheat trades from 13 1/4c to 13 3/4c carry.  Dec wheat/corn trades from 2.06 1/4c to 2.05c. PALM OIL Dec down 27 ringgits/mt.  Cash offers down $5/mt.    NEWS Stocks are up 20 pts. while crude trades to $79.66/barrel. The US dollar trades down to 94.12.   CALLS Calls today...

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Market Commentary: More Wheat Weather Premium, but Weakness Elsewhere

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May 26 Corn closed at $4.485/bushel, down $0.0275 from yesterday's close.  May 26 Wheat closed at $5.985/bushel, up $0.0475 from yesterday's close.  May 26 Soybeans closed at $11.6375/bushel, down $0.0325 from yesterday's close.  May 26 Soymeal closed at $332.7/short ton, down $1...

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Transportation Perspectives - 16 April

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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.

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