This summary is based on reports from exporters for the period December 21-27, 2018. Wheat: Net sales of 593,000 metric tons for 2018/2019 were up 15 percent from the previous week and 3 percent from the prior 4-week average. Corn: Net sales of 503,100 MT for 2018/2019 were down 70 percent from the previous week and 65 percent from the prior 4-week average. Soybeans: Net sales of 1,051,500 MT for 2018/2019 were down 56 percent from the previous week and 39 percent from the prior 4-week average. Daily Sales Not Announced: Please note that for week ending December 27, 2018, export sales of 808,000 MT of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2018/2019 marketing year would have been report...
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.