Soybean processors and soyoil refiners in China are facing growing consumer resistance to purchasing soyoil from biotech soybeans, which could also have ramifications for the government as well as ChemChina. Monsanto Wins EPA Approval of New Nematicide Monsanto today announced it had a new nematicide approved by the EPA. The product is tioxazafen, which will be branded as NemaStrike™ Technology and used to control nematodes in corn, soybeans and cotton. Nematodes are microscopic worms in the soil that feed on the roots of plants and cause yield losses. Monsanto estimates those losses to be up to 14 percent globally with a value of $80-100 billion.The company tested the new nematicide in field trials over the past three years. It found tha...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
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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.