Wheat: Net sales of 523,000 metric tons (MT) for 2020/2021 were up 42 percent from the previous week, but down 8 percent from the prior 4-week average. Corn: Net sales of 61,600 MT for 2019/2020 were down 84 percent from the previous week and 63 percent from the prior 4-week average. Soybeans: Net sales reductions of 12,700 MT for 2019/2020--a marketing-year low--were down noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Soybean Cake and Meal: Net sales of 34,500 MT for 2019/2020--a marketing-year low-- were down 81 percent from the previous week and 77 percent from the prior 4-week average. Soybean Oil: Net sales reductions of 200 MT for 2019/2020 resulting in in...
What You Need to Know Today: China’s state-run COFCO, in statements on Tuesday, implied that U.S. corn exports were currently uneconomical but hinted that the Middle Kingdom would import 3.5 MMT of the feed grain this year, with 1 MMT likely sourced from the U.S. Another drone attack has...
Tanker-tracking data shows a smaller recovery in oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz than previously thought. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, speaking by video to an international energy conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, said that oil moving through the strait was back to 80 to 90 percent...
Key Takeaways: While soybean, palm, sunflower, and rapeseed oils dominate global vegetable oil markets, premium oils such as olive, avocado, coconut, and sesame command substantially higher prices due to their distinctive flavors, nutritional characteristics, and specialized culinary uses.. Ol...
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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.