Regional News Farmers across the UK, Ireland, France, and northern Germany are struggling to plant winter crops this fall due to heavy September rains. French winter wheat plantings are 29 percent complete, compared to the 50 percent that is typical for this time of year. French barley plantings lag their typical pace by 10 percent. Fieldwork is expected to accelerate this week as dry conditions return to the region. Despite the heavy rain in parts of western Europe, eastern Europe is suffering from the opposite issue. Dry conditions through August and September are hampering rapeseed plantings, leaving expectations that EU rapeseed area is expected to decrease for next year’s crop. The EU’s crop monitoring unit MARS sai...
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...
We have described the long-term investment climate in crop and livestock production, using data primarily from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The data provided background on the current investment climate and outlook for agricultural capital formation. Our conclusion was that investment...
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.