Despite record high yields from corn and soybeans in today’s WASDE, the forecast for red meat and broiler production in 2025 was reduced slightly from the August report. Both beef and pork production were down, while broiler production was up. For 2025, beef was down on lower fed cattle...
The headline figures from the September WASDE were the U.S. corn and soybean yield and production figures, both of which were in line with expectations, and thus created the market’s ho-hum reaction. Somewhat lost in the day’s focus on primary crops, however, was the USDA’s up...
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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.