The history of commodity and financial markets during the past 45 years suggests that complacency just might be the speculator/investor’s worst enemy, and today there are a number of both bullish and bearish factors to consider.There is an old adage that bulls make money and bears make money, but hogs get slaughtered. Its point is to warn traders against falling so much in love with their positions that they become too greedy and overstay them. To put it another way, one can never go broke by taking a profit, but one can go broke by becoming too complacent and ignoring the inevitable changes to those factors that supported the original decision to go long or short. The history of commodity and financial markets during the past 45 years sugg...
What You Need to Know Today: After a period of limited activity, USDA reported a sizeable 613 KMT in soybean export sales, including 330 KMT to China and 283 KMT to unknown destinations, potentially also China. The purchases represent a meaningful pickup in demand and bring China closer to ful...
Key Takeaways: Consumer spending is a key driver of the U.S. economy, and the latest retail sales data indicate that spending remains robust despite inflation. In September, total retail and food service sales rose more than 6 percent year-over-year, with food service spending up 7 percent and...
The Trump import plan for 300,000 MT of beef supplies used for ground beef, i.e., lean trim, from September through November has, according to Secretary Brooke Rollins, brought some relief to beef prices. The Executive Order states that the Secretary of Agriculture will analyze and review the m...
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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.