The soy complex opened weaker than expected Sunday evening and really never looked back last night or today. November futures were down as much as 44-45 cents at one point today after closing higher last Friday. A friendlier forecast to start the month of August was credited with the sell-off. General Comments The soy complex opened weaker than expected Sunday evening and really never looked back last night or today. November futures were down as much as 44-45 cents at one point today after closing higher last Friday. A friendlier forecast to start the month of August was credited with the sell-off. Corn followed soybeans lower, but wheat held basically steady until the last few minutes of the session when it also turned lower.Crude oil w...
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.