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Black Sea Regional Analysis

Russian Grain Markets: 26-30 September 2022 The Russian Ministry of Agriculture reported that as of 30 September wheat production showed 101.9 MMT of bunker weight wheat versus 74.5 MMT a year ago. The average wheat yield increased from 2.81 MT/ha to 3.61 MT/ha. Harvesting was complete on 28.2 Mha which is 95.8 percent of the grain crops. Barley was harvested from 7.7 Mha or 96.8 percent of the crop totaling 23.9 MMT versus 18.2 MMT. Corn was harvested from 353,700 ha or 12.4 percent of the crop totaling 2.05 MMT versus 2.96 MMT and averaging 5.8 MT/ha. Winter crop plantings covered 9.564 Mha versus 10.762 Mha a year ago. Last week, the market was finalizing adjustments to new crop price levels for all grains. Prices are slowly but stead...

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

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Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.02/bushel, down $0.05 from yesterday's close.  Sep 25 Wheat closed at $5.0825/bushel, down $0.085 from yesterday's close.  Nov 25 Soybeans closed at $9.9075/bushel, down $0.0375 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Soymeal closed at $284.9/short ton, down $0.1...

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Middle East, Mediterranean, and Africa Regional Analysis

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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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