Will this strong El Nino winter, which left super unusual weather patterns in its wake, affect the North American growing season?It is soon to be all about weather. Will this strong El Nino winter, which left super unusual weather patterns in its wake, affect the North American growing season? Having listened to one particular climatologist several times over the last 18 months, it is interesting to note that he wasn’t concerned at all about the 2015 growing season in the late fall of 2014, although he was quite worried about 2016. Those comments were made long before the exceedingly strong El Nino occurred. His concerns were based on other long-term weather cycles that he believed might culminate in a less-than-ideal 2016 growing season, a...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
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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.