Grain and soy complex futures were lower overnight in a correction from yesterday’s WASDE-induced move higher. There was little fresh news last night, but additional commercial hedges were placed after yesterday’s strong gains. The day session found significant short covering in soybeans that helped push both the soy complex and the broader CBOT higher. USDA left the U.S. soybean yield and planted acreage forecast unchanged yesterday, but the odds are good that the agency will reduce those figures in the July report. That fact helped spark the soy complex’s move higher, while additional support came from positive trade comments and expectations that the G20 Summit in Japan could ease strained international relations. U.S...
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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.