SPREADS Dec crush firms to 84.25c/bu while oilshare firms to 32.99 percent after testing 32 percent at the start of the week. Nearby corn spreads remain firm with Dec/March trading into 11 3/4c from 12c and Dec 19/Dec 20 trading from 16 3/4c to 18c. Bean spreads are weaker with Nov/Jan trading back out to 14 1/4c from 13 3/4c, while Jan/March trades from 10 3/4c to 11. Dec wheat/corn trades from 99 1/2c to 1.03 1/2c. PALM OIL Dec closed up 11 ringgits higher with cash palm up $2.50/mt ending at $522.50/mt. Malaysia Palm Oil Board Data for Sep due next week. NEWS Stocks are higher up 70 pts. US unemployment fell in Sep to a new five-year low at 3.5 percent while employers added a modest 13...
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...
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.