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Grain and soy prices were mostly lower overnight, although not greatly so considering the general strength across the board yesterday. The day session was dominated by whichever way the China trade winds seemed to be blowing. There were optimistic tweets from President Trump that a deal with China could be reached. However, word that trade hawk Peter Navarro would attend the dinner between Trump and President Xi was viewed negatively and will probably be seen that way by the Chinese. The point is that there are enough conflicting “straws in the wind” floating around to make it impossible to draw firm conclusions in either direction. Markets will be closed as the two presidents sit down Friday evening. However, trading Sunday nig...

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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.

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