Regional News Europe’s weather patterns have shifted favorably for finishing the winter wheat crop and developing spring crops. Last week brought widespread rainfall across the continent with Southern France being a main beneficiary. Over the past two weeks, the weather shifted from dry to a more normal rainfall pattern. Northern France, northern Germany, and Poland, however, are still suffering from drought and soil moisture levels remain low. The drought has pressured crop conditions, with the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI, a satellite-imaged based measure of crop health) reflecting below-average health for most of Europe’s crops. The difference is especially pronounced, as one would expect, in nor...
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...
Key Market Insights Geopolitical Limbo: Geopolitical risk remained a key driver across global commodity markets today. President Trump stated that the Iran memorandum of understanding is not yet final and warned that military action could resume if negotiations fail. Both sides continue w...
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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.