The latest development in the H5N2 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak in the U.S. has been its discovery in a 3.8 million egg layer flock in Iowa.The latest development in the H5N2 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak in the U.S. has been its discovery in a 3.8 million egg layer flock in Iowa. This is in addition to 26 new outbreaks in commercial turkey flocks and one mixed backyard flock. It brings the total number of states with HPAI outbreaks in turkey and egg layer flocks to 13. Other states with the H5N2 strain include: Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Kansas, Arkansas, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Missouri. Another HPAI strain, H5N8, has been found in Californi...
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.