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Oilseed Highlights: Soy Export Sales; Indian Organic Products; Argentine Export Taxes

Another Week of Good U.S. Soybean Export Sales  Today’s USDA/FAS export sales report indicated exports had a good week selling U.S. soybeans in the week ending 4 February. Sales of soymeal also were good, but there was a net reduction in soyoil export sales. Net soybean export sales for shipment in 2020/21 totaled 804,700 MT. That was above the range of estimates of trading firms queried by Reuters. The top sales were for China (517,000 MT), the Netherlands (212,700 MT), Mexico (133,400 MT), Egypt (119,200 MT), and Indonesia (114,200 MT). The new sales to China included 296,000 MT which were reported late for the previous reporting period. Sales for shipment in 2021/22 totaled 178,500 MT with China (66,000 MT), unknown destinat...

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Export Sale

Export Sales and Shipments for May 23-29, 2025  Wheat: Net sales reductions of 49,100 metric tons (MT) for 2024/2025. Export shipments of 540,100 MT were up 8 percent from the previous week and 20 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Indonesia (81,100 M...

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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.

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