Milling Wheat The Black Sea market is on fire as it has followed the U.S. futures market rally. Meanwhile, the weather in southern Russia is far from perfect as temperatures have risen to levels above 30°C, and the 14-day forecast is calling for precipitation that is much below the normal seasonal level. Analysts are cutting their crop estimates based on the adverse weather, and 80 MMT seems a rather optimistic number versus the 72 MMT harvested last year. Ukraine’s weather remains favorable, and the crop there could still exceed 28 MMT if those conditions cooperate until the harvest. For reference, it harvested 24.5 MMT last year. The EU reported that 143,00 MT were exported last week, bringing the cumulated total to 19.1 MMT v...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
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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.