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China In-Country Analysis

Livestock China’s Pork Price and Poultry Price Ease on Rising Supply According to the provincial bureaus for agricultural and rural affairs in Sichuan and Hebei province, sow inventories climbed to 3.1 million head and 1.6 million head in June, respectively. Based on official projections from China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA), the national live pig inventory grew by an estimated 30 million head in June to a total of 340 million head. Similarly, the piglet supply rose for the fifth consecutive month. To limit the run-up in live pig and pork prices over the past six weeks, China’s Merchandise Reserve Management Center announced that it will put up 10,000 MT of frozen reserved pork tomorrow. That will...

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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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