Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) continues to wreak havoc. So far this week (and it is only Wednesday), APHIS announced an outbreak in Texas in a commercial pheasant flock, there are three more suspected cases in North Carolina, and an outbreak of HPAI has been reported to APHIS from Iowa authorities; that case is a 5,011,726 bird broiler flock in Iowa – the second 5 million bird flock hit (the other was a layer operation). Moreover, there were two cases in Wyoming. Estimates are that of the 118 flocks impacted to date, about 72 are commercial flocks and 46 were backyard flocks. Cases have been unfolding since January and have spread across the Atlantic (North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware broiler...
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.