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Black Sea Regional Analysis

Russian Grain Markets: 6 – 10 January 2025Traditionally during a prolonged holiday season, which in Russia does not coincide with the holiday season in most other countries because of the Russian Orthodox calendar, Russian grain trading volume is low. However, pricing forgot about the holiday season and bullish behaviour was seen all across the full range of agricultural commodities. The key factor here was forex. The only commodity which remained unchanged was peas and this can be explained by sporadic demand for this commodity and seasonality factors.Farmers are confident that the market is destined to be bullish as reports are coming out showing smaller and smaller remaining stocks.However, export lives its own life and is not prepared t...

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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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