Opening the meeting of the Russian-Ukrainian Interstate Commission on 17 December, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the intention of Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan to coordinate their activities in the world grain market. Russian Grain Markets: 11-17 December 2013 Grain Market Interventions A regular stock exchange trading was held on 17 December within the context of the grain market intervention in Russia. The Intervention Fund purchased 14,985 MT of the 28,970 MT of grains that were offered.From the beginning of the stock exchange trading (15 October), the Intervention Fund has purchased 525,555 MT of grains for the total amount of $90 million. Market Trends: 9-13 December 2013 The market behavior of the domestic grain mar...
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...
From WPI Consulting
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.