Russian Grain Markets: 1-6 August 2012 GRAINS AND PRODUCTS Harvest As of 3 August, Russia harvested 1.5 MMT less grain and leguminous crops than it did at the same time last year. The Russian Ministry of Agriculture reported that grains and leguminous crops were harvested on 15.2 million hectares (34 percent of total harvesting area) with an average yield of 2.21 MT/hectare (0.89 MT/hectare less than in 2011). The total area of grains and leguminous crops in Russia is 44.9 million hectares. Forecast Russia's Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (Roshydromet) reduced the 2012 grain and leguminous crops harvest forecast to 77-80 MMT due to the damage caused by the drought. Roshydromet previously forecasted...
What You Need to Know Today: Cattle futures extended their sharp selloff Friday as weakening cash cattle prices, deteriorating feedlot profitability, and reduced packer demand continued to weigh on the market. The inability of futures to sustain a rally following last week's bullish Cattle on...
Key Takeaways: WPI’s new EU rapeseed crushing margin models point to weaker processing returns over the next four months due to higher rapeseed procurement costs and weaker product values. Statistical forecasts call for German crushing margins to decline from €181/MT to €...
Key Takeaways: The tariff burden rose sharply in 2025 and 2026: the effective rate on imports in HTS Chapters 1–24 increased from 1.53 percent in 2024 to 6.11 percent in 2025, before averaging 5.68 percent in January–August 2026. Headline rates tell only part of the story: exemptio...
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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.