There were a number of stories circulating last Friday afternoon about how Bunge is (or might now be) the target of acquisition talks by ADM and perhaps others such as, notably, Glencore. An internet search will produce an assortment of articles pertaining to the subject, ranging from the Wall Street Journal to NASDAQ to Reuters, etc. This is all a continuation of those about how major grain companies have been struggling during the five year-period of record world crop production, low prices and low or weak margins. WPI has written often over the past few years about the “pain” in agriculture, most recently (see Ag Perspectives, 20 October 2017) following a Bloomberg article on the sad state of affairs. The thrust of every com...
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.