SPREADS March crush trades down to 98c/bu while oilshare trades to 33.27%. The July/Dec corn inverse moves into new highs at 29 1/2c from 28 1/4c. March/May moves into even. Jan/March beans firms to 1c from 2c carry. March wheat /corn trades from 1.56c to 1.61 1/4c. PALM OIL March palm closes up 7 ringgits to 3,549 ringgit/mt. Malaysian palm reverses early losses trading higher on firmer crude. NEWS Stocks are up 140 pts at the start of the day with crude oil trading to $48.35/barrel. The US dollar sinks to 89.95. CALLS Calls are as follows: beans: 3-5 lower meal: 3.00-3.50 lower soyoil: 10 -15 lower corn: 1/2 lower wheat: 1/2-1 lower canola:&nb...
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.
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...