Commodity futures markets thrive on various forms of instant gratification that are capable of immediately moving market prices and providing trading opportunities. It may be important government reports such as Friday’s August WASDE, which has a history of provoking immediate, significant price movements in grain and soy futures markets, or sudden economic/political events with the potential for moving prices (e.g., China’s recent imposition of tariffs on U.S. soybean imports or Russia’s decision some years ago to prohibit wheat exports). Many noncommercial futures traders seek to buy or sell the quickly changing price movements resulting from such occurrences. Basic supply and demand fundamentals may ultimately determin...
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...
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.