The CBOT was mixed and mostly lower to start the between-holidays trading season with the soy complex seeing the worst of the selling. Soybeans – and the oilseed complex more broadly – are seeing pressure from excellent conditions in South America as well as the political ramifications of President-elect Trump’s tariff plans. Wheat and corn fared little better for the day, however, with slackening export demand and few other fundamental variables in play working in favor of bears. Typically, grain trade in December is a range-bound, low-volume affair – especially in years with large crops and comfortable stocks projections – and we may be seeing markets starting to settle into such ideas. The wild card this year, however, is the rapidly evo...
From WPI Consulting
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.