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China In-Country Analysis

As the estimated soymeal inventories for China's major crushers showed a notable gain last week, the uptick in soybean shipment arrivals and higher utilization rates at processing plants suggest that this upward trend will continue. Oilseeds Soymeal Inventories Continue Upward Trend Last week's estimated soymeal inventories for China's major crushers reached 1.39 MMT, a gain of 7.69 percent over the previous week. This marks three consecutive weeks of increases since early June. However, total inventories are 37.37 percent lower compared with the same week in 2014. Among the surveyed regions, last week's estimated inventories in northeastern China and Guangxi Province rose 34.44 percent to 95,900 MT and 39.72 percent to 207,000 MT, respe...

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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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