Here we are again in another January. This means that the world soybean industry is gearing up for its annual shift in focus from the U.S. soybean supplies to South America and its impending soybean harvest. The world soybean market's shift from U.S. soybean supplies to South American supplies has become an annual rite of passage, an "out with the old, in with the new" transition. However, the nature of the transition is changing. Ever since a world market for soybeans developed in the 1950s and 1960s, the U.S. has been the dominating influence, being the largest producer and largest exporter. Gradually, however, that has changed. Soybean production slowly increased in South America, mainly Brazil and Argentina, as did their exports of so...
Yesterday, Alberta held a referendum on whether to begin the process toward independence from Canada. With more than one million votes counted as of early Tuesday morning, around 77 percent supported remaining in Canada, and 23 percent voted to start the process of separation, according to unof...
Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Pakistan’s smaller wheat farmers have been holding protests to complain about the lack of a support price for wheat and the potential expansion of GMO crop production. They also want the reinstatement of PASSCO, the governme...
What You Need to Know Today: Harvest pressure in the U.S. sent corn and soybeans lower as supplies increased and there were signs USDA’s upward revisions to yields in the October WASDE could be close to right. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine escalated over the weekend, with Ukrai...
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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.