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Southeast Europe Regional Analysis

Milling Wheat The Black Sea market was very firm last week. Domestic prices in Russia were reported to be $5-8 higher/MT than the previous week. There were rumors that the Russian government plans to start regulating domestic prices due to the excessive export pace during July through mid-January. Those exports for the entire month of January are expected to be about 1.9 MMT, down from 3.7 MMT in December. The FOB market (in USD expression) is supported as well by the firmer ruble, which has gained more than 5 percent versus the USD since the end of December. The Ukrainian government is also concerned about the high volume of exports and has reminded the major exporters to comply with the agreed-upon level in the memorandum signed last fal...

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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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