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Southeast Europe Regional Analysis

Milling Wheat The offers for Ukrainian and Russian wheat practically have disappeared due to the lack of farmers selling and bad weather in ports. Part of the winter wheat crop in Russia and Ukraine is still vulnerable to frost because there are regions without an adequate snow cover. The weather in the next few weeks will be crucial for winter wheat development.Egypt's GASC purchased 180,000 MT of U.S. SRW this week at $334.60 FOB with $24.70 freight. The cheapest offer for French wheat was at $348 and there were no offers for any other origins. GASC has to buy about 1 MMT of additional wheat before the end of the current campaign. Considering the tight EU wheat balance, the majority of the future purchases will be from the United State...

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From WPI Consulting

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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