The U.S. election is two weeks from today, so this seems like as good a time as any for a preview. Voters will choose a president, all 435 House members and 34 senators or roughly one-third of that chamber. What this year has shown is that nothing can be ruled out.The U.S. election is two weeks from today, so this seems like as good a time as any for a preview. Voters will choose a president, all 435 House members and 34 senators or roughly one-third of that chamber.As for the presidential race, Hillary Clinton is leading in most polls over Donald Trump, and she would seem to have an electoral college lock. However, the year has shown that nothing can be ruled out. There is a case to be made for a Trump win, although it is unconventional as...
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.