Ukraine's Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food reported that the country has exported 7.4 MMT of grain as of 19 September 2014 and from the beginning of MY 2014/15. Included were 4.3 MMT of wheat, 415,000 MT of corn, 2.6 MMT of barley and 96,000 MT of other grains. Russian Grain Markets Harvest Update Russia's Ministry of Agriculture reported that 91.9 MMT of grains and leguminous crops were harvested on 35.4 million hectares (75.9 percent of the target) as of 23 September. Included were 55.2 MMT of wheat (2.86 MT/hectare), 19.8 MMT of barley (2.42 MT/hectare), and 3.8 MMT of corn (4.99 MT/hectare). 3.8 MMT of sunflower seed were harvested from 2.2 million hectares (1.72 MT/hectare), and 735,400 MT of soybeans were produced from 555,300...
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.