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Market Commentary: Stirred but Unshaken

There was a lot of input coming at the market today, but the only significant movements came in corn and soyoil.  First up was news that the Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric plant on the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine was destroyed. Early word was that farmland was flooded but the reaction was muted. It is a sad development for Ukraine, but the area impacted plays only a minor role in the country’s crop production. The flooding mostly impacts the Kherson Oblast, which is in the southeast corner of the nation. It contributes 6 percent of the wheat and barley area, 4 percent of sunflower production, and just 1 percent of corn output. The global supply side appears to be more at risk from weather than war. Australia and Indonesi...

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Summary of Futures

Mar 25 Corn closed at $4.58/bushel, up $0.0025 from yesterday's close. Mar 25 Wheat closed at $5.425/bushel, up $0.02 from yesterday's close. Mar 25 Soybeans closed at $9.9725/bushel, down $0.005 from yesterday's close. Mar 25 Soymeal closed at $303.5/short ton, down $3.8 from ye...

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa Regional Analysis

MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA/AFRICA – MEA REGIONEgypt will see the investment of $100 million by China’s New Hope Group in the expansion of its animal feed operations. New Hope currently has five production facilities in Egypt producing 650,000 MT of animal feeds which will be increas...

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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.

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