The CBOT is starting to show its typical pre-holiday quieting of trade and volatility but is not without a few surprises. The soy complex was the upside leader on Tuesday with another rally in soyoil creating strength across the complex. That spilled over into 15-17-cent gains for soybeans, which helped pull corn futures higher as well. Despite winter storms that present frost/winterkill risks for wheat in the U.S. and the Black Sea, wheat futures seemed unconcerned and gave back most of the day’s early gains. Funds remain muted participants in the market and are largely focused on position evening or liquidation ahead of the coming long, holiday weekend. Commercials are also increasingly absent from the market but bull spreading in t...
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.