The CBOT selloff continued on Monday with new crop corn and wheat futures leading the way lower. Favorable weather for the Corn Belt pressured corn futures while technical selling and position liquidation, combined with softening international demand, kept wheat futures on the defensive. The soy complex found its way higher with spot soyoil and soymeal futures seeing strong support from commercial demand. That kept soybeans from succumbing to corn’s weakness and the oilseed market posted gains for the day. The USDA will issue its Grain Stocks and June acreage reports on Thursday and the market is expecting modest adjustments to the acreage estimates. Specifically, according to Dow Jones’ survey, analysts are looking for a...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
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.