SPREADS May crush trades to 63c/bu while oilshare is 33.80%. Spreads are steady with July/Dec corn inverse trading to 86 1/4c from 83c and May/July at 10 1/2c to 11c. July/Dec wheat bounces to 96c inverse from 90 1/4c. March wheat/corn trades from 85c to 95c. July/Nov bean spread trades from 1.92 3/4c to 1.87c while March/May trades from 3 1/4c inverse to 2 1/4c. PALM OIL April closed up 65 ringgits at 3,382 ringgit/mt. The Malaysian Palm Oil Board is forecasting January export data to show exports at an estimated 1.056 mmt, down 35% from December. The decline is said to be attributed to the rush in Dec. to book cargoes ahead of Malaysia re-implementing an export tax in Jan.&nb...
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.