Overnight trading volume was not as impressive as the ability of the market to shrug off Tuesday’s bigger production numbers and move higher. After being a leader during that session, soybean prices picked up further strength during the day. General Comments Overnight trading volume was not as impressive as the ability of the market to shrug off Tuesday’s bigger production numbers and move higher. Soybeans and soymeal were the leaders with wheat and corn following.Soybean prices picked up further strength during the day session. November rose above its 50-day moving average to briefly trade as high as $9.7825, topping the previous September high by a half-cent. The soybean market could not quite hold on to such prosperity, and November sl...
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.