U.S. Soy Export Sales Highlights Last week was a good one for U.S. soybean export sales and exports even though new sales were a marketing year low. Yet, the new sales exceeded the upper estimate of analysts queried by Reuters. Net export sales of soybeans in the week ending 12 November totaled 1,387,700 MT, all for export in 2020/21. That was 18 percent below the past foour-week average. The top sales were for China (1,060,800 MT). That included 528,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and new sales of 532,800 MT. The other top sales were for Mexico (155,900 MT), Spain (144,700 MT), Taiwan (83,400 MT), Indonesia (77,700 MT), and Egypt (74,900 MT). These and other sales were partially offset by reductions for unknown of (436,600 MT)...
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...
Key Takeaways: The agricultural trade surplus has become a sizable deficit: the balance swung from a $40.1 billion surplus in 2011 to a $40.7 billion deficit in 2025. Imports kept growing while exports lost momentum: between 2020 and 2025, agricultural imports increased 45 percent, compa...
USDA released its October Cattle on Feed report Friday, showing 11.4 million cattle in feedlots with capacity for 1,000 head or more, slightly below last year. September placements were the lowest for the month since records began in 1996, marking the third consecutive month of placements sett...
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...
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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.