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The three major global suppliers of sorghum are the U.S., Argentina, and Australia. China has been a critical market for U.S. sorghum in recent years but is less likely to be in 2022/23. Production was less than half the 10-year average due to drought in the southwest. Australia is most likely to capitalize on the vacuum since its crop was 77 percent larger than average. Like the U.S., around 60 percent of Australia’s sorghum production is exported. Argentina’s sorghum production was almost 15 percent better than average, but two-thirds of its output is consumed domestically, leaving far less to export. Although corn is cheaper and U.S. corn export commitments and shipments are down considerably from last year and the five-year...

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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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