Farmers and the markets were hoping to learn more today about how USDA plans to allocate the $12 billion that the Trump administration has promised to pay U.S. farmers as compensation for lost export sales to China because of the tariff war. As the U.S. ships little/no corn or wheat to that country, soybeans will be the obvious focus of the payments as those are the exports in jeopardy. Some estimates of direct payments are as high as $1.65/bushel for soybeans, which would generate an immediate payment of $82/ acre if a farmer’s yield is 50 bushels/acre. This will put cash in farmers’ pockets and likely keep soybeans in their bins. A residual impact of the loss of soybean exports to China is that interior domestic soybean bas...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
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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.