The CBOT ended the week on a quiet note with most of the volume in grains related to rolling September positions forward ahead of first notice day on Tuesday and Friday’s September options expiry. Fed Chairman Powell’s Jackson Hole comments sent the dollar lower, which supported some CBOT trade. Funds were net sellers for the day, liquidating some 7,000 contracts of corn, 14,000 contracts of soybeans, and 6,000 wheat contracts. The market is watching the coming week’s weather carefully, which will include hurricane-driven rains for the Delta and Ohio River Valley while another storm system pushes across the northern Plains and Corn Belt. Only the southern Plains, PNW, and California remain dry this week. Corn and so...
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.