Russian Grain Markets: 17-21 December 2012 Grain Market Interventions The intervention fund put up 64,935 MT of grains for exchange trading on 19 December 2012.Yesterday, 25 December, 64,935 MT of grains were offered for exchange trading. Of that amount, 62,100 MT were sold. Export Update Russia exported 978,000 MT of wheat in November, down 38 percent compared to October exports and down 50 percent compared to November exports last year. During 1-19 December, 742,800 MT of grain were exported, including 436,000 MT of wheat, 58,800 MT of barley, 187,800 MT of corn and 39,500 MT of other grain crops. Since the beginning of MY 2012/13 (1 July), Russia has exported a total of 12.704 MMT of grain. According to the latest Ag Ministry forec...
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.