Weather Argentina is suffering a significant drought in the corn and soybean belt. Cordoba as well as Santa Fe provinces are the most affected by the weather pattern. The market is waiting for some rains that have been forecasted by the end of this weekend. It is expected that from 22-24 January, good rain coverage will be received over the Pampa Humeda region as well as North East and West of the country, which would provide some relief to farmers.Please see the maps below: Barley Following up on last week's comments, it is interesting to point out that during December about 680,000 MT of barley were loaded, which is slightly below the 732,000 MT of wheat loaded from Argentina in same month.January's lineup is showing 650,000 MT bet...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
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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.