The Senate was back in session today at 3 p.m. without a resolution on the farm bill and scheduled to vote on a federal judicial nomination. Meanwhile, all sides were talking about various farm bill amendments and how to move forward on the legislation. It is likely that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) will file cloture on the bill tomorrow or Wednesday; however, it is not likely that cloture will be invoked until there is an agreement on the amendments, which now total more than 250.Senator Kent Conrad (D-North Dakota) proposed a key amendment that could break the log jam by addressing the concerns of Southern commodity groups. It was Agriculture Committee Ranking Minority Member Pat Roberts (R-Kansas) who kept target or ref...
Key Takeaways: A student group from the University of Chicago is protesting to bring back onion futures trading. Trading in onion futures was banned in 1958 following a spectacular bout of market manipulation that resulted in a corner of the physical market. The ban on onion futures led t...
Russian Grain Markets: 12–16 October 2026 During the week in review, the Russian grain market began recovering after an extended decline driven largely by Black Sea logistics bottlenecks, a good crop and weaker global demand in traditional Russian markets. Russia is beginning to harvest c...
From WPI Consulting
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.