China's government has issued guidelines calling for maintenance of the traditional diet as an increasing segment of the population is experiencing chronic diseases in relation to growing per capita meat consumption. China's Poultry Price Continues to Decline China's post-holiday demand for poultry remains weak, and the price continues to drop as more cases of humans infected with H7N9 avian influenza are reported. Wholesale broiler prices declined nationwide by more than 5 percent on average during the week of 17 February.There have been two waves of H7N9 virus outbreaks. The first occurred last spring and was followed by another reported in January 2014. This has been devastating to the nation's poultry industry and resulted in a total...
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.