Broiler Hatch Down; Beef Imports Down but Strong Yesterday USDA released its Broiler Hatchery Report showing Broiler-type eggs set down six percent and chicks places down 4 percent. The statistics come from commercial hatcheries egg set in the 19 leading states. A total of 192 million eggs were in incubators during the week ending 14 January 2012, down six percent from the eggs set the same week last year. For broiler chicks, cumulative placements from 1 January through 14 January 2012 were 324 million, down four percent from the same period a year earlier.According to the USDA Livestock Dairy and Poultry Report, U.S. beef cattle imports for 2011 are estimated to have been at 2.075 million head, which is 9 percent bel...
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.