Both winter and spring wheat area is likely to decrease again from last year’s record low. The reasons are many and include...Last Friday’s USDA reports again contained disappointing numbers for wheat, especially hard red spring (HRS) wheat. While total U.S. wheat production was increased by an insignificant two million bushels, the HRS wheat estimate rose by 21 million bushels (10.5 MMT), from 364 million bushels in previous reports to 385 million bushels in the annual small grains summary. That is still down from 500 million bushels (13.6 MMT) from 2016. Increased yield estimates in North Dakota and Minnesota offset smaller than expected harvested acreage adjustments.Minneapolis wheat futures, the HRS wheat contract, dropped 35 cents afte...
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.