Weak charts and good weather for Brazilian crops pressured the CBOT at week’s end with the major market ending sharply lower. After corn and soybeans failed to overcome resistance earlier this week, fund selling and position liquidation has dominated the trade, and cheap Brazilian soybean prices and good weather for the safrinha corn crop haven’t helped either. Funds were net sellers for the day and the weak technical finish to the week’s trade suggests next week will feature defensive price action as well. The weekly CFTC report was largely in-line with expectations and showed funds expanding long positions in corn, HRW wheat, soybeans, and soymeal. That trend was reversed in the three days since the CFTC collected...
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.
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...