Russian Grain Markets: 13-19 March 2013 Grain Market Interventions The intervention fund put up 64,917 MT of grain for exchange trading on 13 March and 64,983 MT of grain on 19 March.Since the beginning of the public grain interventions in 2012, the State Intervention Fund has sold 2.369 MMT of grains for total amount of RUR 20.125 billion. Planting Season As of today, farmers in the Southern and Northern-Caucasian regions have planted spring crops on 317,500 hectares. The total target area is 50.9 million hectares, of which 30.3 million hectares will be planted to grain crops. Market Trends: 11-15 March 2013 During the week in review, grain decreased even faster than they did at the beginning of the month, especially in Ural. Geog...
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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Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.