For the past two days, the House Ag Committee Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management has held hearings on Title I of the farm bill. A total of 18 witnesses testified before the committee. Some of the highlights from major commodity groups include:National Association of Corn Growers (NCGA): Crop insurance is the most fundamental risk management tool, but it is not designed to address price-induced declines in revenue that could last several years. NCGA is proposing four reforms to a revenue assurance program under Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE): Set the revenue benchmark at the Crop Reporting District to better address area-wide, disaster-related production losses closer to the farm. Use a simple five-year Ol...
Russian Grain Markets: 12–16 October 2026 During the week in review, the Russian grain market began recovering after an extended decline driven largely by Black Sea logistics bottlenecks, a good crop and weaker global demand in traditional Russian markets. Russia is beginning to harvest c...
What You Need to Know Today: Corn and soybeans were under heavy selling pressure as weaker (or at least as-expected) export demand runs into an accelerating harvest pace with more grain available in the spot market. Corn and soybean harvest progress remains below average across the U.S., espec...
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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.