Compared with 2014/15, this year’s volume of U.S. soymeal exports has not been very good. However, it would be even worse if not for the big increase to two particular markets. Separately, the current ship lineup in the Gulf for soybean loadings could be indicative of how those exports finish in 2015/16. Limited Expansion Forecast for Brazil‘s Soy Area Brazil’s soybean planted area will increase only 2 percent to 33.9 million hectares (83.8 million acres) in the upcoming summer cropping season versus 33.2 million hectares (82.04 million acres) in 2015, according to the average forecast of local analysts surveyed by Reuters. The range of their projections was 33.5-34.3 million hectares. Based on an average yield of 3.062 MT/hectare (45.53...
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.