Wheat: Net sales of 48,400 metric tons for delivery in the 2018/2019--a marketing-year low--were down 58 percent from the previous week and 74 percent from the prior 4-week average. Corn: Net sales of 442,100 MT for 2018/2019 were down 20 percent from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Soybeans: Net sales of 535,800 MT for 2018/2019 were up 45 percent from the previous week and up noticeably from the prior 4-week average. Soybean Cake and Meal: Net sales of 188,000 MT for 2018/2019 were down 4 percent from the previous week, but unchanged from the prior 4-week average Soybean Oil: Net sales of 9,100 MT for 2018/2019 were down 16 perce...
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...
From WPI Consulting
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.