Whether or not the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which considers GM foods to be safe, should require that foods containing GM ingredients or made from such products be labeled accordingly has been a hot button issue for several years.Let's face it - this has been an unusual summer growing season so far. It is 14 July and we still do not have a good handle on how much soybean land has been planted. The excessive moisture has probably shaved off something from corn's national average yield potential, but we are not confident in estimating how much right now. We feel certain that some intended soybean land will go under prevented planting insurance, but how much is still a question. Thus, current private U.S. corn and soybean production...
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...
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.