The Black Sea milling wheat market is lower due to the strength of the U.S. dollar and slow demand. Russian origin is facing more competition from France, Germany and Poland as the weaker EUR is pressuring the prices in USD. Milling Wheat The Black Sea market is lower due to the strength of the U.S. dollar and slow demand. Russian wheat is facing more competition from France, Germany and Poland as the weaker EUR is pressuring the prices in USD. The weather conditions for winter wheat development in southern Russia and Ukraine have improved significantly during the past two weeks as the region has received abundant rains and temperatures have been higher than normal. The critical moment for winter wheat there will be in two-three weeks as...
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.