SPREADS July oilshare trades to 43.05% while crush trades up to 92c/bu. Spreads recover after selling off to some lows for beans with Jly/Nov trading from 1.54 1/4c to 1.70c. July/Dec meal trades up to $23.50 from $19.60. Corn spreads weaken with July/Dec inverse trading down to 99 1/2c from 1.07 3/4c. July wheat /corn spread trades from 25 1/4c to 33c. PALM OIL Malaysian June RBD palm oil ended up $30/mt higher. Analysts, ahead of the May 10 Malaysian Palm Oil Board data release, expect the group to peg April production at 1.55 mmt, up 8.9% from the prev. April exports are forecast at 1.3 mmt, up 10%. NEWS Stocks are up 43 pts. Unemployment claims fell to 498,000 last week, a pande...
From WPI Consulting
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.