U.S. Soy Export Sales Highlights The week ending 19 August was a good one for exporters of U.S. soybeans for shipment in 2021/22, but not so much for exporters of soymeal and soyoil. Net export sales of soybeans for shipment in 2020/21 totaled only 75,100 MT while sales for shipment in 2021/22 totaled 1,750,000 MT. The top sales for 2020/21 were for China (90,800 MT), the Netherlands (66,000 MT), Taiwan (21,100 MT), Indonesia (19,700 MT), and Vietnam (5,900 MT). Those sales and others were partially offset by reduction for unknown destinations of 131,000 MT. The top sales for shipment in 2021/22 were for China (934,500 MT), unknown destinations (587,900 MT), Mexico (148,600 MMT), Taiwan (26,500 MT), and Indonesia (15,400 MT). Soybea...
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.