Another Week of Good U.S. Soybean Export Sales Today’s USDA/FAS export sales report indicated exports had a good week selling U.S. soybeans in the week ending 4 February. Sales of soymeal also were good, but there was a net reduction in soyoil export sales. Net soybean export sales for shipment in 2020/21 totaled 804,700 MT. That was above the range of estimates of trading firms queried by Reuters. The top sales were for China (517,000 MT), the Netherlands (212,700 MT), Mexico (133,400 MT), Egypt (119,200 MT), and Indonesia (114,200 MT). The new sales to China included 296,000 MT which were reported late for the previous reporting period. Sales for shipment in 2021/22 totaled 178,500 MT with China (66,000 MT), unknown destinat...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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.