On 1 July, the European Commission Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health approved cancellation of the current restrictions on imports of Ukrainian sunflower oil that were imposed in 2008 after mineral oil was detected in the product. Russian Grain Markets Harvest Updates As of 30 June, grains were harvested on 953,600 hectares (2.1 percent of the target) and 3.5 MMT were produced. This included 1.1 MMT of wheat (3.67 MT/hectare), 1.4 MMT of barley (4.07 MT/hectare) and other grains.Also, rapeseed was harvested on 47,000 hectares with 87,100 MT produced. Market Trends: 23-27 June 2014 Market prices for the 2013 grains decreased in all regions during the week in review. The 2014 harvest grain prices are in the process o...
What You Need to Know Today: The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at 3.75 to 4.0 percent Wednesday, with two officials dissenting in favor of a 25-basis-point increase. The Fed upgraded its assessment of economic growth from "solid" to "strong" but adopted a more patient approa...
Key Takeaways: Expected growth in U.S. soybean crushing capacity and output, driven by biofuel demand, will increase domestic soymeal supplies, with production growth significantly outpacing demand. WPI forecasts soymeal production increasing from 65.8 million short tons in 2026/27 to 70.5 mil...
Russian Grain Markets: 19–23 October 2026 The Russian grain market continued its recovery during the week, although prices remained volatile across regions. Wheat was notably bullish, while feed barley and corn were slower to appreciate, primarily because of weaker export demand amid logi...
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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.