A Return to Tight Hog Supplies in 2012 Could Slacken China's Corn Demand Expectations for a rebound in hog inventories and reduced pork prices this year are now lower following reported widespread mortality in China's feeder pig population during the past several months. The coldest winter in China since 1986 and persistent animal disease problems combined to lower feeder pig production for several months, pushing prices well above normal levels. According to analysis from Bric Agricultural Consultants (www.ncpqh.com) in Beijing, live feeder pig prices topped 36 yuan per kilogram by late February, up 65 percent from February 2011 and up one-third since the end of 2011. As a result, total slaughter is forecast to be lower than normal after...
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.