Regional News The European and Black Sea wheat and summer crop markets are largely in wait-and-see mode regarding 2020 Northern Hemisphere supplies. Certainly, news of smaller Russian wheat crops and reductions to the EU wheat harvest have supported prices recently, but rallies have been limited as overall wheat supplies look ample. Similarly, after a rough start to 2020, European and Black Sea corn/rapeseed crops are entering the key growing season buoyed by good weather and trendline or better yields are expected. Ukraine’s 2020/21 YTD grain exports are down 57 percent at 719,000 MT. The current volume of exports includes 159,000 MT of wheat and 186,000 MT of barley, though it is unclear whether the grain is from old o...
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...
We have described the long-term investment climate in crop and livestock production, using data primarily from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The data provided background on the current investment climate and outlook for agricultural capital formation. Our conclusion was that investment...
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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.