While corn prices drifted lower amid fears that trade with Mexico might be disrupted by tariffs on Mexican imports to pay for the border wall President Trump has promised to build, wheat was helped by last week's export sales numbers. General Comments The overnight session saw grain and soy futures prices drift slightly lower, but enthusiasm for trading in either direction was lacking. Volume was low. The Lunar New Year begins tomorrow with China and much of Southeast Asia on holiday all of next week. As its last gasp beforehand, Malaysian palm oil futures dropped 34 ringgits. Dalian corn closed a bit higher with reports circulating that the Chinese government was studying ways to provide financial support for farmers hurt by low corn pri...
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.