Argentine soybean farmers are selling their crop at the slowest pace in 10 years as producers bet on the likely effects of libertarian President Javier Milei’s actions on commodity markets, including a weakening of the peso and potential tax relief. The sales are a quarter below where they were last year. The latest government data show that farmers in Argentina, the world's largest exporter of soybean oil and meal, have sold 8.4 MMT of 2024/25 soybeans as of 19 March, equivalent to 17.3 to 18.1 percent of the expected harvest. That marked the slowest pace since the 2014/15 season when 15.7 percent of the soy harvest was sold at this point. Producers are selling only what they need to cover their expenses. It's another year wher...
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...
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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.