SPREADS Goldman roll continues with the Jan/March bean spread continuing to capitulate trading out to 5 1/4c from 4 1/2c. Dec/March corn remains narrow with a 3 1/4c to 3 3/4c spread trade, as there are no Dec. deliveries. March wheat/corn trades from 1.51 1/2c to 1.50c. March/May meal inverse loses strength trading down to 0.70c from $1.30. March crush trades down to 92c/bu while oilshare trades to 32.88%. PALM OIL Feb. down 31 ringgits/mt. Despite higher palm oil export tariffs announced a week ago, an Indonesian oil minister said they expect 2021 palm oil exports to reach 36.0 mmt, vs. 32.0 mmt in 2020. NEWS The stock market is down 105 pts with crude oil trading down to $45.14/barrel. The U...
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...
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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.