Export Sales for May 6-12, 2022 Wheat: Net sales of 8,500 metric tons (MT) for 2021/2022--a marketing-year low--were down 40 percent from the previous week and 82 percent from the prior 4-week average. Corn: Net sales of 435,300 MT for 2021/2022 were up noticeably from the previous week, but down 36 percent from the prior 4-week average. Soybeans: Net sales of 752,700 MT for 2021/2022 were up noticeably from the previous week and 65 percent from the prior 4-week average. Soybean Cake and Meal: Net sales of 293,100 MT for 2021/2022 were up 61 percent from the previous week and 75 percent from the prior 4-week average. Soybean Oil: Net sales reductions of 500 MT for 2021/2022 were down noti...
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.