Public Health Delta Variant Results in Highest Case Spike in Six Months While China’s publicly reported figures show that the country has largely managed small COVID outbreaks since the quarantine ended last summer, the recent spike is concerning. According to John Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, the total case count over the past 28 days has amounted to 2,241, including three deaths. At the same time, China has administered almost 408 million vaccines doses during that time. The new cases bring the country’s combined total since the disease was first identified to 106,606, including 4,848 deaths. With nearly 1.89 billion vaccine doses administered, that means all of the country’s population has had at least one dos...
What You Need to Know Today: Markets got a surprise with a corn yield of 181.2 bushels/acre in the October WASDE, above the average estimate of 177.6 bushels/acre and up from USDA’s September estimate of 178.5 bushels/acre. Although stronger demand is expected to absorb some of the addit...
Key Takeaways: On Friday afternoon, President Trump announced that Russia will “immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel” to the United States. The deal, typical of this administration, is light on details but promises an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 m...
The USDA has lowered its 2026 red meat production forecasts slightly while forecasting a slight increase in broiler production. Beef is now projected at 24.802 billion pounds, 75 million pounds less than in September. Cow slaughter is expected to be up; however, this will be offset by lower ste...
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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.