Soybeans As has been widely reported, the U.S. imposed tariffs on specific Chinese imports on 6 July, and China reciprocated with retaliatory tariffs on soybeans and other American products. The market had already prepared for this by increasing Brazilian soybean basis and pushing CBOT futures lower. To the surprise of most analysts, however, the CBOT jumped 38 cents higher on Friday in a seemingly inexplicable move. Chinese demand was tepid before the tariffs were imposed with crushers well covered for July/August shipments and further protected by huge domestic stocks. They are now waiting to see what will happen once the duties are in force. Will the governments start a new round of negotiations? Who will begin first? Supposedly, China...
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.