U.S. Soy Export Sales Highlights Today’s USDA/FAS export sales report indicated the week ending 22 October was a fairly good one for exporters of U.S. soybeans, but less so for sales of soymeal and soyoil. New sales of all three commodities were down from the previous week. Net soybean export sales for shipment in 2020/21 totaled 1,620,700 MT. That was 35 percent below the past four-week average. The top sales were for China (1,073,900 MT), Mexico (178,700 MT), the Netherlands (175,600 MT), Egypt (153,400 MT), and Singapore (65,100 MT). The sale to Singapore obviously was actually to another country and will be corrected later. Exporters also reported the sale of 9,000 MT of soybeans for Japan to be exported in 2021/22. Soybean expo...
What You Need to Know Today: USDA reports are delayed until Tuesday due to the federal holiday on Monday. Over the weekend, President Trump announced a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Russia warmly welcomed and confirmed this ceasefire by conducting more strikes against Ukraine. Specific...
On Saturday, 10 October, at a campaign rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, President Trump said that the U.S. and Mexico would come to terms on a new trade deal, and he said Canada does not need to be part of the deal. Trump called the coming agreement with Mexico “great” but gave no d...
Key Takeaways: The United States has steadily lost global wheat export market share since the 1970s, falling from the world's leading exporter to a projected fifth place in 2026/27. The rapid expansion of Black Sea wheat exports, driven by improved productivity and export infrastructure, has r...
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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.