Russian Grain Markets: 18-22 July 2022 The major development was without a doubt the UN Agreement unblocking Ukrainian ports followed by Russian missiles bombing Odessa port. The agreement was made to help the world with food and to stabilize prices. That’s why the UN was involved in this agreement. Once it was signed, global prices immediately dropped but for how long? World prices are not cheap and the recent GASC tender hold on 21 July is proof. GASC purchased 640,000 MT of wheat of which 220,000 MT is from Russia. Prices ranged from $403-$405 C&F which is quite high. Sounds like Egypt fears the situation and potential global shortage of wheat so the next day the same GASC without a tender purchased another 120,000 MT of which...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
We have described the long-term investment climate in crop and livestock production, using data primarily from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The data provided background on the current investment climate and outlook for agricultural capital formation. Our conclusion was that investment...
From WPI Consulting
Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.