Ukraine is reported to have produced a record volume of vegetable oil in MY 2013/14. Its share of the global market has been rising for seven years and reached 54 percent for this specific market year. Russian Grain Markets Harvest Update The Russian Ministry of Agriculture reported that 101.5 MMT of grains and leguminous crops were harvested on 40.6 million hectares (89.9 percent of the target) as of 7 October. Included were 59.5 MMT of wheat (2.67 MT/hectare), 20.7 MMT of barley (2.37 MT/hectare) and 6.4 MMT of corn (4.65 MT/hectare). There were also 6.4 MMT of sunflower seed harvested on 4.3 million hectares (1.51 MT/hectare) and 1.3 MMT of soybeans on 997,000 hectares (1.34 MT/hectare). Market Trends: 29 September – 3 October 2014...
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.