The CBOT was mostly sideways on Tuesday with traders consolidating positions ahead of next week’s Grain Stocks and Planting Intentions reports. Fresh fundamental news was light, which left corn and the soy complex to drift sideways/lower while wheat futures pushed higher with support coming from the Paris market. Wheat markets are starting to see emerging support with Russian offers ticking higher and Paris futures steadily rising. The overall fundamentals remain bearish for wheat, but there seems to be a sense of near-term strength with physical demand increasing. Funds were relatively quiet for the day but did continue to cover some of their wheat shorts amid the improving technical picture. Overall, it seems the crop markets have h...
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.