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Market Commentary: Stirred but Unshaken

There was a lot of input coming at the market today, but the only significant movements came in corn and soyoil.  First up was news that the Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric plant on the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine was destroyed. Early word was that farmland was flooded but the reaction was muted. It is a sad development for Ukraine, but the area impacted plays only a minor role in the country’s crop production. The flooding mostly impacts the Kherson Oblast, which is in the southeast corner of the nation. It contributes 6 percent of the wheat and barley area, 4 percent of sunflower production, and just 1 percent of corn output. The global supply side appears to be more at risk from weather than war. Australia and Indonesi...

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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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