Monday’s CBOT trade was quiet with corn leading to the downside as funds continue to be net sellers. Soybean futures traded a mixed day with early short covering in soymeal offering support. Wheat future are looking for a bottom and may have found one with the market rallying 3-4 cents this afternoon. Fundamental news remains light and for now, it’s all about the U.S. weather forecast and exports. China’s new COVID-19 food safety regulations are causing confusion in physical meat markets. A memo that China’s CIQ (the equivalent to USDA APHIS) circulated to U.S. meat exporters warns that food exports to China will have to be COVID-19-free to be accepted for import. Some traders/exporters have reportedly not sig...
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.