USDA will release its January series of reports on 12 January. They will include a plethora of numbers, but there are several key ones that the market will be most particularly examining.USDA will release its January series of reports on 12 January. They will include a plethora of numbers, and following are details regarding some of the key ones that the market will be examining.Final 2016 U.S. Production EstimatesThere shouldn’t be any significant changes in the U.S. corn or soybean yield and production numbers. The most recent estimates were in the November USDA report, which showed both the corn and soybean yields pushed to new record levels with total production increased accordingly. Based on producers’ actual reported harvest results,...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
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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.