Russian grain prices mostly remained unchanged or grew slightly as Ag Minster Aleksandr Tkachov revised his 2017 grain production forecast on 1 June. Meanwhile, Ukraine's milling wheat prices fell due to two factors. Russian Grain Markets: 29 May-2 June 2017 Market Trends Prices either remained unchanged or grew slightly due to the strengthening of the ruble, but they all showed an increase when expressed in USD. GEOGRAPHICALLY 3rd grade soft milling wheat prices rose in Central and Black Soil (+$0.20/MT) as well as Siberia (+$0.60/MT, but they decreased in the South (-$0.30/MT) while remaining stable in Volga Valley and Ural.4th grade soft milling wheat prices increased slightly in Central, Black Soil and Siberia (+$0.20-0.80/MT), but...
What You Need to Know Today: A third U.S. border crossing (Columbus, New Mexico) has reopened to Mexican cattle imports following nearly two years of restrictions related to New World screwworm. The reopening could gradually improve feeder cattle availability, although more than 60 confi...
Yesterday, the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released a new report of negotiated cash purchases of cattle under the mandatory price report. The report included Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas. The goal of the report was to solve the confidentiality issues e...
Key Takeaways: U.S. soybean crushing began in 1911 and saw its most rapid expansion during the 1930s amid the broader agricultural and technology revolutions of the time. After peaking in the early 2000s, the soybean crushing industry went through a downturn as poor crush margins forced...
From WPI Consulting
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.