Corn The week started out with a lot of demand for Argentine corn at -40 CU for August and September shipments, but only a few sellers were willing to push some trades at that moment. This scenario was bullish premiums, so sellers increased offers to the mid-range -20s CU. No trades were reported at those levels.Because most of the big trading houses were short export licenses, they became buyers for October, November and December shipments. The situation changed when the government announced that it would release up to 3 MMT of the old crop. Trading houses must present their local purchases to the government in order to obtain the corresponding export licenses. This added some pressure to basis. This week is ending with most trading hou...
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Russian Grain Markets: 12–16 October 2026 During the week in review, the Russian grain market began recovering after an extended decline driven largely by Black Sea logistics bottlenecks, a good crop and weaker global demand in traditional Russian markets. Russia is beginning to harvest c...
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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.