GOOD MORNING, The markets were mixed overnight, with the exception of soyoil futures which once again traded to new contract highs. Oilshare remains an aggressive bull market on strength in global veg oils for food and for biodiesel demand. Meal consolidates at the bottom of its trading range, while beans are in the middle. The report that is important today will the Feb. NOPA crush, with advertised estimates at 168.6 mln bu vs. the prev. month at 184.65 mln bu., and vs. 166.29 mln bu year ago. Soyoil ending stocks are forecast at 1.839 lbn lbs, vs. 1.799 bln end of Jan, and vs. 1.922 bln lbs year ago. The report will be released at 11:00 central time. The market was relatively subdued in the PM s...
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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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.