Over the weekend, Russia intensified its offensive in eastern Ukraine and bombed a Cargill-owned export facility in southern Ukraine. The export facility formerly shipped some 1 MMT of sunflower oil annually. The heightened attacks and export facility bombing cast serious doubt about Russia’s intensions to permit Ukraine to export grain, again tightening perceptions of world wheat/corn availability for the coming year. Last week, Australia’s ABARES forecast the country’s wheat planted area at 14.45 Mha, up from 14.0 Mha planted last year. Production estimates for the crop are down from 2021/22, however, due to the exceptional yields achieved that year. The Aussie wheat crop is pegged at 30.3 MMT for 2022/23, down fr...
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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.