USDA Livestock Report/COF USDA's Economic Research Service released its monthly Livestock Dairy and Poultry Outlook last week.U.S. beef exports in 2011 posted a 21 percent year-over-year increase. Beef exports for 2012 are forecast at 2.76 billion pounds, fractionally below 2011 levels. U.S. beef imports were 10 percent lower than year-earlier levels. The United States remained a net exporter. Beef imports for 2012 are forecast at 2.09 billion pounds, 2 percent higher than 2011.For pork, U.S. exports reached a record high of 5.2 billion pounds in 2011, driven largely by strong shipments to Asia. China was the third-largest buyer of U.S. pork last year. Exports in 2012 are expected to be about the same as last year. U.S. imports in 2011...
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.