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Stuff and Fluff of en dehors; Carbo-Overload

Stuff and Fluff of en dehors Donald Trump has adopted the “Asian pivot” of his predecessor but not in the same fashion. While Barack Obama approached China cautiously and all others with full embrace, the Donald’s less nuanced approach involves far higher risk. Thus far on his maiden Asian voyage, he has committed the Koreans to an “expedited process” of unknown trade policy changes, was rebuffed by the Japanese with Kyōmi ga arimasen (not interested), and obtained a deal in China that is high on the sweet but low on the substance portion of a classic fluffernutter. The Chinese agreed to buy soybeans they already intended to purchase and animal proteins through an acquisition they specifically bought for that...

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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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