Overnight trading was a quiet, low volume affair with only limited price changes for grains and the soy complex. As the day session progressed, however, wheat ran out of friends who then also deserted (once again) the soybean market. Wheat’s downturn was led by KC HRW, in which funds still hold a long position that they were trying to get out of today. Those futures closed 9.5-12 cents lower and only about 10 cents away from 2018 lows. Chicago SRW was down 7.25-8.5 cents. According to USDA, the HRW harvest was 41 percent complete as of 24 June (well above average), and it should be resuming after last week’s rain. The SRW harvest is also well underway with generally good yield reports. The recent pressure on KC wheat has put KC...
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.