The CBOT traded mostly flat today with conflicting impacts of slow corn exports, steady soybean shipments, weather that is favorable in the near-term but deteriorating in the long-run and improving dryness in South America. The bottom line is that the U.S. and the world have enough corn/soybeans/wheat that demand does not need to be rationed but additional harvested bushels aren’t so burdensome that the market needs to signal combines to stop running. The market is now in a phase of continual, minor adjustments to slowly changing supply and demand forces. Outside markets were higher with a boost from Q3 earnings while crude oil got a boost from EIA’s report that showed a 1.7-million-barrel decline in crude oil inventories...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
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A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
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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.