Ukraine's sea ports shipped 595,800 MT of grain cargos for export between 11-17 August. The most active importers during this period were Saudi Arabia (123,310 MT) and Egypt (101,610 MT). Russian Grain Markets Harvest Update As of 18 August, 65.1 MMT of grains were harvested on 21 million hectares (44.9 percent of the target). Included were 44.4 MMT of wheat (3.53 MT/hectare) and 13.4 MMT of barley (2.74 MT/hectare), etc. 553,500 MT of rapeseed were harvested on 313,600 hectares (1.65 MT/hectare). Market Trends: 11-15 August 2014 GEOGRAPHICALLY: 3rd grade soft milling wheat prices increased in the South (+$3.20/MT), Central and Volga Valley (+$5.50-6.20/MT) and Black Soil (+$8.60/MT). They continued decreasing in Ural (-$8.70/MT) and...
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.