The CBOT was mostly higher in quiet trade to end the week. Corn and soybean futures moved higher in some technical buying and short-covering due to the expected frost/freeze across the northern and western Corn Belt this weekend. Wheat futures tried to follow corn higher but pared gains heading into the close and settled with a scant increase for the day. Funds were modest net buyers but most of the day was dedicated to adjusting positions before this weekend’s weather risk and next Wednesday’s October WASDE. The October WASDE is expected to show smaller U.S. corn production and ending stocks while the impacts of the 1 September Grain Stocks estimate should add some 40 Mbu to the 2022/23 soybean carry-out. Wheat ending st...
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.