In less than one year’s time, eggs have moved from record-high prices due to the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) to the lowest prices in a decade because of fully restocked poultry barns. Other demand changes have also affected prices.Shell egg demand is up based on the growth of egg sandwich sales, which was caused by a number of quick-serve restaurant chains from McDonald’s and Taco Bell to Chick-fil-A expanding and/or extending their breakfast menus. However, those high prices drove down industrial use of powdered eggs. That volatile cycle now has resulted in decade-low prices.In less than one year’s time, eggs have moved from record-high prices due to the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) to the l...
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.