Soybeans Market Overview Chinese demand remains very slow as reductions in Dalian soymeal futures exceeded those of CME futures, leaving gross crushing margins in China at $15-17/MT (depending on the area and basis used). With crushing costs near $15/MT, there is almost no profit. The Chinese have been working with gross crush margins of $26-28/MT all year, and their recent declines are the reason more purchases were not made despite inquiries for August. Moreover, the market was waiting for China to decide whether to buy U.S. soybeans. After meeting with President Xi at the end of June in Japan, Trump tweeted that the U.S. would delay additional import tariffs on Chinese goods. The decision was intended to give both sides time to find a...
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Fabiana is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, native to dry slopes in western South America.[1] They are evergreen shrubs or subshrubs,[1] with needle-like leaves and profuse tiny tubular flowers in summer. The common name is false heath because the leaves superficially resem...
An Ankylosaurus lumbers along the shore of what’s now eastern Montana. Walking low to the ground, the dino uses its flat, leaf-shaped teeth to tear at ferns lining the water. Suddenly, a shadow looms over the herbivore—a Tyrannosaurus rex is hungry. But Ankylosaurus won’t be a...
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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.