Argentine soybean quality is a concern this season as the first deliveries to the ports showed protein below 32.5 percent. This is a potentially serious problem, but most sellers have managed a way to deal with this in their contracts. Weather Factors Argentina's corn and soybean harvests are progressing at a good pace in dry weather. The soybean harvest is more than 10 percent complete there and the pace remains active, while it is almost finished in Paraguay and estimated to be almost 78 percent complete in Brazil. Preparations are also getting underway in Argentina for winter wheat planting. The conditions for that are varied as soils in the important regions of Buenos Aires Province and the eastern portions of Santa Fe are becom...
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...
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.