Broiler production is up 1 percent on the year through the end of July. USDA’s 2023 annual projected total is 47.1 billion pounds, an increase of 1.9 percent over 2022. The 2024 production projection is 47.82 billion pounds, an increase of 1.5-percent the projected 2023 production. Increased production is based on higher slaughter, up 1 percent from last year, and heavier bird weights up 3 percent from last year. The broiler sector is still suffering from operational difficulties in breeding, now going into its third year. Hatchability is a measure of the hatching success of eggs set in incubators. Because broiler eggs require a 21-day incubation period, weekly chick placement and egg-set data can be used to calculate a...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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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.