Aussie Feeder Cattle Boom The inventory of Australian cattle in feedlots is at a record high despite bullish grain prices Down Under. The drivers have been drought and a lack of suitable grazing pasture. The total at the end of June (via quarterly inventory reports) was 1.12 million head, which is 103 percent of June 2017 and 109 percent larger than the previous quarter (end of March). Grain-fed cattle marketings were up 106 percent at the end of June but are trending toward a much bigger increase next quarter as placements were 112 percent of the earlier quarter. Typically, the quarter ending in September is a seasonal high for these marketing, but the drought will push them even higher than normal patterns. Feedlot capacity utiliz...
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...
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.