India's declining soybean production and rising consumption have resulted in a steady growth of its vegoil imports in recent years, which Oil World has estimated will increase by 31.5 percent over imports in 2011/12. U.S. Soybean Crop Problems Centered in Missouri Yesterday's USDA crop progress report clearly shows that Missouri is the center of the U.S. soybean crop problems this year. It indicated that only 73 percent of the state's planned soybean plantings had been completed as of 5 July. That was up from 62 percent last week, but it is far below the previous five-year average of 97 percent and last year's 94 percent. The report further noted that only 60 percent of Missouri soybeans had emerged as of Sunday, down from the previous fi...
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.