Export Sales for April 22-28, 2022. Wheat: Net sales of 118,800 metric tons (MT) for 2021/2022 were up noticeably from the previous week and up 53 percent from the prior 4-week average. Corn: Net sales of 782,500 MT for 2021/2022 were down 10 percent from the previous week and 19 percent from the prior 4-week average. Soybeans: Net sales of 734,600 MT for 2021/2022 were up 53 percent from the previous week and 28 percent from the prior 4-week average. Soybean Cake and Meal: Net sales of 232,200 MT for 2021/2022 were up 14 percent from the previous week and 86 percent from the prior 4-week average. Soybean Oil: Net sales of 14,700 MT for 2021/2022 were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week aver...
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.