The USDA Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report released last Friday indicates the market hog inventory is up 9.4 percent, but that isn't a reliable benchmark due to the impact that Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) had on the market in 2014. The better comparison is with 2013. Hogs and Pigs Report USDA released its Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report last Friday. The market hog inventory is up 9.4 percent, but that isn't a reliable benchmark due to the impact that Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) had on the market in 2014. The better comparison is with 2013, a more normal market year, which would imply that the 2015 numbers aren't as bearish as they might appear. From that standpoint, the market hog herd was 3 percent higher on 1 June 2015...
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.