Ukraine's Parliament approved the state budget which includes VAT refunds to Ukrainian grain exporters. This will increase the profits of Ukrainian grain producers and traders and should also contribute to development of the agricultural sector. Russian Grain Markets: 20-28 January 2014 Grain Market Interventions A regular stock exchange trading was held on 22 January within context of the grain market intervention in Russia. The Intervention Fund purchased 7,965 MT of the 29,970 MT of grains that were offered.A regular stock exchange trading was held on 28 January within context of the grain market intervention in Russia. The Intervention Fund purchased 18,900 MT of grains of the 29,970 MT of grains that were offered.Since the beginning...
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.