While Russia's grain exports have substanially increased overall in the current marketing year, there have been other contrary changes in the volume of wheat and corn exports since the beginning of February compared with the same time frame in 2014. Russian Grain Market Planting Update As of 27 April 2015, spring crops were planted on over 7 million hectares (13.6 percent of the target) and included grain crops on 4.1 million hectares (13.2 percent of the target). Spring wheat was planted on 420,700 hectares (3.2 percent of the target), spring barley on 2.2 million hectares (27.3 percent of the target) and corn on 793,300 hectares (28.3 percent of the target). Market Trends: 20-24 April 2015 Wheat and corn prices continued to decline i...
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...
An Ankylosaurus lumbers along the shore of what’s now eastern Montana. Walking low to the ground, the dino uses its flat, leaf-shaped teeth to tear at ferns lining the water. Suddenly, a shadow looms over the herbivore—a Tyrannosaurus rex is hungry. But Ankylosaurus won’t be a...
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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.