Argentine farmer are heading into the corn planting season, and expectations are that more acreage will be planted early as this past year's strategy of doing it later did not work out well. Argentina's Possible Return to Early Corn Next Season Argentine farmer are heading into the corn planting season, and expectations are that more acreage will be planted early as this past year's strategy of doing it later did not work out well, although the tactic made sense on paper. The later planting this past season was adopted to avoid the risks associated with corn pollination occurring during the hot weather in January. That strategy actually did prove to be an agronomic success. Economically, however, it was ineffective in generating greater r...
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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.