Note: The CFTC will resume its Commitment of Traders (COT) reports this Friday with release of the 28 December report. Thereafter, it will issue reports chronologically each Tuesday and Friday until they are caught up. USDA/FAS is tentatively scheduled to release an export sales report on Thursday, but it is unclear just exactly how much of the past five weeks’ sales data will be included. USDA will release its supply/demand estimates, production estimates, quarterly stocks, and winter wheat planting estimate on 8 February in conjunction with the February WASDE. It should be a banner day for data. U.S.-Chinese trade negotiations begin at the cabinet level tomorrow. The two sides are trying to reach an agreement by the early March dea...
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.