During this winter wheat planting period in the U.S., it is important to note that the area planted to wheat has declined in recent years. This is due in part to the greater profitability of corn and soybeans, as well as the favorable genetic changes in the latter two crops and climate change. Weather can affect the planting of wheat as well as the number of acres ultimately harvested, but generally there is a strong correlation between the two. The wheat planted to harvested ratio over the past decade has been consistently in the low to mid 80 percentile, with an overall average of 83.6 percent. Without distinguishing amongst the six different major types of wheat grown in the U.S., the fact is that there is land solely suitable to...
What You Need to Know Today: USDA reports are delayed until Tuesday due to the federal holiday on Monday. Over the weekend, President Trump announced a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Russia warmly welcomed and confirmed this ceasefire by conducting more strikes against Ukraine. Specific...
On Saturday, 10 October, at a campaign rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, President Trump said that the U.S. and Mexico would come to terms on a new trade deal, and he said Canada does not need to be part of the deal. Trump called the coming agreement with Mexico “great” but gave no d...
Key Takeaways: The United States has steadily lost global wheat export market share since the 1970s, falling from the world's leading exporter to a projected fifth place in 2026/27. The rapid expansion of Black Sea wheat exports, driven by improved productivity and export infrastructure, has r...
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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.