Regional News Poland has temporarily halted the import of grains from Ukraine to mitigate the impact on local market prices. Transit of grain through Poland to ports, however, will still be permitted, according to Poland’s new Agricultural Minister, Robert Telus. “Thousands” of protestors in Romania have blocked traffic and border checkpoints with tractors and trucks in attempt to compel the EU to intervene in disputes about Ukrainian grain entering the country. The protests are similar to ones in Poland where farmers are angered over the flood of inexpensive grain from Ukraine that is depressing local prices. Egypt’s GASC purchased 600 KMT of wheat in its latest tender last week, which was all s...
What You Need to Know Today: There has already been a strong run of flash soybean sales announcements in recent weeks, but more than 1.4 MMT reported this morning is an exceptionally large single-day total with major implications for the market. If the sales to China and unknown destinations w...
In agriculture and food processing, we think a lot about infrastructure: transportation and storage, processing and packaging, distribution and delivery. It is a physical system of roads, railroads, and rivers; concrete and steel storage; processing plants, warehouses, and machinery; and, event...
Key Takeaways: The Panama Canal’s draft restrictions and decreasing rainfall outlook are driving big moves in dry bulk markets this week. Panamax markets are sharply lower as the economics of moving freight across the Canal are deteriorating rapidly, leading to support in Supramax vessels...
From WPI Consulting
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.