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Black Sea Regional Analysis

Russian Grain Markets: 3 – 7 February 2025 The market remained bullish. Farmers keep sitting on grains expecting a better price amid rumours that ending stocks are melting away and grain will be in short supply soon. Both in Russia and Kazakhstan, export prices, the key driver on the market, seemed to have reached seasonal highs and are resisting a further bull. A bullish factor is the introduction of the export quota in Russia which starts next week and coincides with the end of the holiday season in China.  Since the beginning of 2025, Kazakhstan has opened its doors for Russian wheat after a ban that was introduced in August 2024. Historically, there was another ban for Russian wheat introduced in 2023 when wheat was allowed t...

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WASDE Wheat

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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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