Livestock China’s Hog Sector Driving New Feed Demand According to the China Feed Industry Association, animal feed production climbed by 4.8 percent on a monthly basis this past August to a total of 22.96 MMT. Compared to August 2019, feed output was up by nearly 15 percent or 3.42 MMT. Equally important, the figures for August are the highest monthly total since October 2017. Among the different animal feed categories, demand for piglet and sow feed has had the strongest growth. Sow feed sales have risen by more than 93 percent going back to August 2019. Feed demand for piglets and fattening pigs picked up steam during the first half of 2021. Based on the Association’s monitoring surveys and data collection tools, we pr...
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.