The corn situation in Argentina is becoming more complicated because of the heavy rains over agricultural areas and numerous vessels arriving at the ports. In order to catch some volume and try to load vessels, exporters are increasing their bids up to +100 CK for spot delivery and +90 CK for May delivery. Soybeans Despite the rainfall of the past two weeks in Argentina, the harvest continued in different areas and reached slightly above 15 percent of the seeded area. Rains have started to produce some damage with approximately 400,000 hectares already lost from a total of 21,100,000. However, the first crop soybean yields in the non-flooded areas are above normal at 3.7 MT/ha. Therefore, we are still maintaining our last forecast for pro...
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...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.