One of the things that stood out in USDA's May WASDE was that total U.S. exports of wheat, corn and soybeans will again be significantly lower than those of a few years ago. The result will be a U.S. export system that will be throttled back to the idle position. It will also mean the rail transportation system will have excess capacity and that shuttle train rates should trade at levels below tariff -- except, perhaps, for the harvest period. The table below shows the past six years' of wheat, corn and soybean exports.Corn certainly stands out as the big loser in this picture. There are three reasons for the plunge in corn exports: ethanol, poor consecutive corn crops and corn expansion in Brazil and Ukraine.We often hear about the loss...
ZanzibarMnemba Marine Parksouthern cassowary Mnemba Marine Park is located 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Stone Town and forms part of the northeastern Unguja Island. A marine reserve and atoll, its shallow stretch of coral reef is in the shape of an oval. It is located between Matemwe and Nungwi, w...
Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve is located on the northeast coast of Unguja, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Town. The reserve is an important biodiversity spot in the coral rag zone. The forest reserve is rich both in faunal and floral species. The faunal species r...
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Fabiana is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, native to dry slopes in western South America.[1] They are evergreen shrubs or subshrubs,[1] with needle-like leaves and profuse tiny tubular flowers in summer. The common name is false heath because the leaves superficially resem...
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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.