Policy Developments China Highlights Overseas Ag Investments at Belt and Road Forum The summit last week in Beijing touting China’s signature Belt and Road Initiative as well as its approach to building new international relationships also highlighted its overseas agricultural investment efforts. China’s Central TV, a channel featuring efforts of the central government and the Communist Party leadership, noted a total of 850 international agricultural-related projects in commodities (e.g., rice, corn, soybeans, rubber, palm oil, cotton and livestock). The reporting, which featured Ms. Ma Hongtao in her role as director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) Foreign Cooperation Office, noted that the ministry h...
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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.