Regional News Russia’s possible invasion of Ukraine remains a huge focus for the markets, though political tensions thawed last week and markets pulled back slightly. The fact President Putin will reportedly attend the opening ceremonies for the Winter Olympics in China suggests invasion is not imminent. Still, the situation is far from “solved” and markets retain a “war risk” premium. The Lunar New Year celebrations are ongoing this week in China and across Asia, which is slowing commodity trade, especially for oilseeds. France’s winter crops are developing in “satisfactory” shape for now and trendline yields are generally expected. Sources note, however, that the insecti...
What You Need to Know Today: Crude oil prices extended their rally today, supported by several developments, including escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure and growing concerns about supply disruptions. The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to remove 50 perc...
Regional News Dry weather across the UK and Europe is becoming increasingly concerning for the 2027 crops as planting intentions are lowered amid dry soil conditions. Delayed sowing or establishment under adverse conditions could leave crops more vulnerable to frost/freeze events and dise...
From WPI Consulting
Communicating importance of value-added products
Facing increasing pressure to quantify the value of export promotion efforts to investors, a U.S. industry organization retained WPI to develop a quantitative model that better communicated the importance of exports. The resulting model concluded that value-added meat exports contributed $0.45 cents per bushel to the price of corn, increasing support for that sector’s financial support of WPI’s client. In addition to serving the red meat industry with this type of analysis, WPI has generated similar deliverables for the U.S. soybean and poultry/egg industries.