Argentina Wheat Signs of El Niño are beginning to emerge across Argentina, with rainfall recorded across several key agricultural regions this week. The Core region's wheat crop has benefited particularly from these rains, alleviating previous moisture deficits and providing a firmer floor for yield potential. Provided Fusarium does not become a significant issue, the region could deliver a very strong crop. Conditions are similar across most of the country, with more than 90 percent of the wheat area under adequate to optimal soil moisture and 64 percent of the crop rated Good to Excellent. Despite ongoing assessments of frost damage reported several weeks ago, initial yield prospects are encouraging. With 84 percent of the crop at...
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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.