General Comments Markets were higher in the Thursday evening session following the late buying on Thursday. Soybeans led the comeback on news that Argentina's Ag Ministry had reduced its forecast for Argentina's soybean crop down to 44 MMT. That compares to USDA's March estimate of 46.5 MMT. The dollar was also sharply lower today, and crude oil was recovering with a sharp move higher on talk that Iran's crude oil exports were much lower than expected.Weather also played a small role in today's stronger markets. Western Europe's outlook remains mostly dry, and weather in Russia and Ukraine looks very cold with some snow, so no early planting season there.World financial markets were mixed overnight and U.S. financial markets started lowe...
What You Need to Know Today: Declining crop conditions ratings and shaky results from the Pro Farmer crop tour sent grains sharply higher on Tuesday. The Pro Farmer tour in Ohio pegged the state yield at 180.18 BPA, about 5.5 BPA below the tour’s 2025 estimate. Similarly, the Pro Farmer...
Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Egypt is the largest importer of Brazilian maize in the first six months of 2026. Egypt imported about 28.4 percent of maize exports, or about 1.7 million MT. Iran was the third-largest importer at 14.5 percent, or 900,000 MT, fol...
Based on a Depression-era statute, President Trump imposed 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion of exports to the U.S., or about 5.2 percent of the $383 billion worth of goods the U.S. imported from Canada in 2025, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Of that total, about $39.3 billion was agricu...
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.