China’s Heilongjiang Province Doubles Subsidy for Soybeans Heilongjiang Province, China’s top soybean and corn producer, has doubled its subsidy for growing soybeans to 320 yuan/mu ($330/acre or $815/hectare at the current exchange rate) as a way to boost production. To further encourage expanded soybean plantings in 2019 at the expense of the corn crop, the province reduced its subsidy for the latter from 134 yuan/mu to 25 yuan mu ($25.80/acre or $63.75/hectare). The province is following the lead of the central Chinese government, which wants to greatly increase soybean production to reduce reliance on imports, particularly from the U.S. This goal is a direct result of the current U.S.-China trade war. Interestingly, the su...
The corn and soy complex closed higher, with the wheat market mixed, as winter wheat closed up but spring wheat and livestock ended lower. Part of the strength for corn and soybeans may have been a weather premium, as crop planting has started out fast but warm weather has been slow to develop...
Real GDP grew at a 2 percent annual rate in the first quarter of 2026, slightly below the consensus expectation of 2.3 percent but above the 0.5 percent growth in Q4 2025. The GDP number matches the average annualized pace of growth since the peak back in late 2007, right before the Financial P...
Reflect for a moment on what you eat. There is a lot of advice out there in the ether about what you should eat, but really, what do you currently eat and how much? The good people at the USDA have some data for you, to help you answer that question. USDA says that we eat quite a bit of meat. L...
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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.