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OECD Ag Statement; Polls on Agritech and Putin

OECD Ag Statement Thirty-eight agriculture ministers from OECD member countries plus a dozen or so more will meet later this week in Paris to discuss: Building Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems in a Changing Environment: Shared Challenges, Transformative Solutions. The discussion precedes the COP27 meeting, and ministers are likely to emphasize how agriculture contributes to sustainability, and how it is hurt by climate change. Most of the non-OECD countries will be looking for cash transfers from the richer countries to help their agriculture sectors. All of it is “non-binding.” Meanwhile, the meeting will likely blast Russia for worsening global food insecurity by invading Ukraine, and highlight the adverse impacts f...

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Jul 25 Corn closed at $4.3875/bushel, up $0.0525 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Wheat closed at $5.345/bushel, down $0.075 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soybeans closed at $10.5775/bushel, up $0.0175 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soymeal closed at $295.9/short ton, up $0.4 f...

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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.

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