Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA Morocco has announced that the suspension of duty on common wheat will be extended beyond 15 June until the end of December 2020. With the local wheat harvest forecast to be much below normal the government wants to ensure that wheat supplies are adequate. Wheat stocks are said to stand at about 4.5 months consumption. Egypt’s Cairo Poultry Co has agreed to the sale of its shares in Egyptian Starch and Glucose to Egypt’s Cairo 3A, an agri-business company. Egyptian starch is a corn processor that supplies corn gluten meal and corn gluten feed, as a processing by-product, to the animal feed industry. With the purchase, Cairo3A is said to be the largest corn processo...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.