Soybean Oil Price Sinks on Rising Soybean Inventories and Softer Oil Demand China's oils and fats market is facing continued supply pressure, with soybean oil prices sinking almost 10 percent in one month. Prices are likely to continue lower, thanks to rising soybean inventories and seasonally lower vegetable oil demand through the summer months. Record high palm oil stocks of 960,000 MT and new crop canola ready for marketing will also reduce prospects for a rebound in soyoil prices in the near term.The current supply pressure is mostly due to China's sales of an estimated 3-4 MMT of domestic soybean stocks during the month of May. Prices paid for auctioned soybeans ranged from 3,700-3,850 yuan per MT. With soybean prices at China's ports...
Key Takeaways: A student group from the University of Chicago is protesting to bring back onion futures trading. Trading in onion futures was banned in 1958 following a spectacular bout of market manipulation that resulted in a corner of the physical market. The ban on onion futures led t...
Beef packer margins deteriorated to $141/head last week, down $55 from the prior week as fed cattle prices strengthened while the Choice cutout remained nearly unchanged. The cutout held near $373/cwt while fed cattle prices climbed $4/cwt to $224/cwt, narrowing processor profits. Despite the d...
Russian Grain Markets: 12–16 October 2026 During the week in review, the Russian grain market began recovering after an extended decline driven largely by Black Sea logistics bottlenecks, a good crop and weaker global demand in traditional Russian markets. Russia is beginning to harvest c...
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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.