Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Iran continues to be the largest importer of Brazil maize as total maize exports reach 23.8 MMT. Iran has imported about 4.7 MMT followed by Egypt at just over 4.0 MMT, Saudi Arabia with 1.1 MMT, Morocco at 900,000 MT and Algeria at 800,000 MT – based on exports to the end of September 2025. Morocco is expected to purchase about 3.5 MMT of French wheat in 2025/26, according to France’s Intercereales. Total soft wheat imports by Morocco are seen as reaching 5.5 MMT due to a low local wheat harvest of only 2.4 MMT. Egypt officials and Ukraine suppliers report that the backlog of payments for wheat shipments has been cleared and that all delayed vessels have or will b...
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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.