The Russian Ministry of Agriculture confirmed its conservative grain production forecast as the harvest in some regions may be impacted by certain conditions. In Ukraine, sunflower seed prices reflected market anticipation of new arrivals. Russian Grain Markets: 28 August-1 September 2017 Market Trends Prices on the Russian grain market continued to decrease as the offer was growing. GEOGRAPHICALLY 3rd grade soft milling wheat prices fell in Central (-$0.20/MT), the South and Black Soil (-$1.70-2.00/MT), Volga Valley (-$12.70/MT), Ural (-$11.90/MT) and Siberia (-$6.90/MT).4th grade soft milling wheat prices declined in Central (-$4.80/MT), i Black Soil (-$5.50/MT), the South (-$3.20/MT), Volga Valley (-$8.60/MT), Ural (-$6.70/MT) and 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.