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European Market Analysis

Regional News  Ukraine’s winter crop planting effort is 11 percent complete with 585.6 thousand hectares seeded so far.   Overnight, Russia launched another missile attack on Ukraine’s Odesa region, which damaged several near-port granaries and the under-construction Odesa sea station.  Milling Wheat  European and world wheat values were weaker last week and remain on the defensive so far Monday with sluggish demand and stiff competition from Russia and, increasingly, Ukraine. Egypt’s latest tender showed that southern EU wheat values are now below Russian offers, or at least the Russian government’s artificial price floor for wheat sales. Despite this, EU values have not seen much of a r...

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Mar 26 Corn closed at $4.265/bushel, down $0.0175 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.2325/bushel, up $0.0075 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soybeans closed at $10.6725/bushel, up $0.055 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soymeal closed at $294/short ton, down $0.3 f...

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

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Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Turkey’s barley imports in 2025/26 are forecasted to reach 1.7 MMT, up from only 150,000 MT in 2024/25. The increase is due to the expected 13 percent drought-related drop in barley production this year. Turkey’s impor...

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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.

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