Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA Eid holidays have limited business activity in the past week in the MENA region – all will be back to normal this week. Pakistan’s wheat supply will be monitored by the Pakistan Flour Millers Association (PFMA) to insure an uninterrupted supply of wheat to all areas of the country. The PFMA is very concerned that the government is selling wheat to the trade at a very high price while offering its own flour production to the consumer markets at low prices – lower prices than the PFMA say are possible for private millers. Morocco’s grain crops 2021 forecast by the government is at record levels – an amazing weather-related turnaround from las...
WPI Grain Prices and Freight Rate App Note: you can also visit the app directly by clicking here. Supplemental Information The section below offers a concise view of the options available in the current version of the WPI FOB Price and Freight Rate app, along with a short “...
What You Need to Know Today: Iran says its definition of the Strait of Hormuz is now a “vast operation area” that stretches from Jask to Siri Island. The White House said President Trump did not sign a suspension of the TRQs on beef imports but is “finalizing potential...
If the media headlines and Trump critics are to be believed, President Trump is headed to Beijing this Thursday in a weakened position. China is in control, it has the upper hand, and expectations are very low. These are the same critics that argue against overly simplistic zero-sum analyses in...
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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.