As of 29 November and from the beginning of MY 2013/14, Ukraine exported 13.96 MMT of grains, an increase of 19.4 percent compared with the same period last season. Russian Grain Markets: 28 November-3 December 2013 Harvesting Updates As of 28 November, grain and leguminous crops were harvested on 41.7 million hectares, 94.9 percent of the planted area. The volume of grain produced was 95.1 MMT (in bunker weight) with the average yield of 2.28 MT/hectare. Specifically, wheat was harvested on 23.51 million hectares, 98 percent of the target (54.05 MMT produced with the average yield of 2.3 MT/hectare), barley was harvested on 8.1 million hectares, 95.4 percent of the target (16.3 MMT produced with the average yield of 2.01 MT/hectare) an...
As predicted, the Federal Reserve held rates steady at the last meeting before the midterm elections, likely in part because of the election (see WPI 19 October and 22 September). The decision comes at the tail end of a midterm election cycle that has been marked by the two parties campaigning...
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.