Except for cattle and soyoil futures the major CBOT/CME ag markets turned red on Wednesday with a combination of surprise weather, technical selling, and a stronger U.S. dollar pressuring markets. The U.S. dollar ticked 36 bps higher on Wednesday, which helped pressure wheat futures along with aggressive fund/technical selling as the charts breakdown further. Corn and soybeans followed wheat lower after surprise showers fell across Argentina for the day, despite this week’s dry forecast. There was also a sense of limited risk appetite heading into the USDA’s Ag Outlook Forum on Thursday, which will include the agency’s first look at U.S. 2023 corn and soybean acreage. Generally speaking, it was a quiet, risk-off day, excep...
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.