Russian Grain Markets: 12-18 June 2013 Planting Updates As of 13 June, spring grain and leguminous crops were planted on 30.4 million hectares. This is 100.2 percent of the target and 505,000 hectares more than plantings as of the same date last year. Grain Market Interventions The intervention fund put up 44,882 MT of grains for exchange commodity trading on 18 June 2013 and sold 34,290 MT.Since the beginning of the public grain interventions in 2012, the State Intervention Fund has sold 3.536 MMT of grain for total amount of RUR 29.147 billion. Market Trends: 10-14 June 2013 GEOGRAPHICALLY 3rd grade and 4th grade soft milling wheat prices started to decrease in European Russia: in the South (-$4-5/MT), Central and Black Soil (-$1...
Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.
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...