GOOD MORNING, Prices were mixed to begin the PM session but turned higher by the morning. The markets continue to digest all the yield guesses while continuing to look for signs of export activity. China has been around the corn and bean markets with a bean business announcement yesterday, but we need to see much more to counter what now appears to be fairly benign weather. Interesting that China's National Development and Reform Commission today said they would reserve commodities in a timely and targeted manner in lieu of recent flooding and a resurgence of Covid-19. As to global flows, port officials at Argentina's Bahia Blanca port operations say they have started to resume after truckers ended their stri...
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.