Oilseeds Soymeal Inventory Continues Downward Trend With fall approaching and Brazil’s season winding down, crushers have again dialed back activity. Last week it was reported that Chinese buyers at the annual soybean exporters’ conference in the U.S. left without any purchase agreements in hand. This was the first time in several years that deals worth billions of U.S. dollars have not been concluded. China’s estimated soymeal inventory stood at 1.188 MT as of 31 August 2018, down 35,400 MT (-2.9 percent) from the previous week but up 234,600 MT (+24.6 percent) versus the same week in 2017. Regionally, the inventories increased only in the Northeast, the North, and Fujian Province with gains of 5,700 MT (+6.3 percent) t...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
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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.