The size and yield potential of the 2025 U.S. corn crop is of increasing debate and importance with the USDA’s September WASDE – and, more importantly, grain harvest – just around the corner. Much of the focus of recent discussions has been the impact of dryness across parts of the Midwest on final grain fill and yield potential. WPI has updated our yield forecasting models to include this latest weather development and offers our 2025 yield forecast below. The headline numbers from this assessment are that we expect final 2025 yields to fall modestly (1 BPA) from USDA’s August forecast. States with particularly large yield decreases from USDA’s August forecast are primarily in the Western Corn Belt, wher...
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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.