Ukraine's export capacity is not expected to be negatively impacted by the potential loss of ports in Crimea as they represent only a small percentage of the total volume of grains shipped from Ukrainian sea ports. Russian Grain Markets: 10-14 March 2014 Market Trends Prices continued to increase, especially corn and wheat, due to the RUB depreciation and the Crimean political crisis. GEOGRAPHICALLY: 3rd grade soft milling wheat prices increased in Central and Volga Valley (+$2.30-3.10/MT), Black Soil (+$3.80/MT), the South (+$5.80/MT) and most notably in Ural (+$9/MT) and Siberia (+$11.30/MT).4th grade soft milling wheat prices also increased in Volga Valley and Ural (+$1.30-2.40/MT), Central (+$5.80/MT), Black Soil (+$5.20/MT), the S...
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.