Oilseeds Soymeal Inventory Declines Again as Crush Rate Falls With summer in full swing, many soybean crushers have suspended operations for routine seasonal maintenance. While soymeal demand has remained steady, crushers will be slow to resume after the maintenance period due to the higher tariffs, which will have their biggest impact once South America exits the market and U.S. producers start bringing new crop to market. In addition, the Shandong Sunrise Group, once one of the largest soybean importers in China with crushing operations throughout the country, filed for bankruptcy two days ago citing an inability to honor its outstanding debt obligations. Shanghai JC Intelligence, a local consultancy, reported that Shandong Sunrise was...
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...
From WPI Consulting
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.