Illegal Drug in China's Poultry Production Raises Public Concerns China Central Television (CCTV), the nation's largest media outlet, recently reported that illegal chemicals and antibiotics were used in poultry production to boost chicken growth. Farm workers in Shandong province, one of China's major poultry production areas, were filmed pouring bottles of medicines, additives and up to 18 kinds of antibiotics into chicken feed. The CCTV reporter found that chickens raised on the farm were fed antibiotics twice a day since birth and that the drugs were changed often because the chickens would develop resistance to them over time. Some farms also fed chickens banned drugs to speed up their growth. These chickens were transported to a lo...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. weather is getting more attention this week as conditions vary greatly across the western, central, and eastern corn belts, with the different regions battling dryness and too much rain simultaneously. The ProFarmer Crop Tour began today in Indiana and Nebrask...
Key Takeaways: Argentina is on pace for a record corn crop and record exports in the current marketing year, with abundant supplies likely to keep the country highly competitive in global export markets. Argentina’s record exportable surplus is allowing it to offer highly competitive pri...
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.