Livestock Rapid Rise in Live Hog Price Shows Beijing’s Myopic Ineptitude Newly released information from China’s National Bureau of Statistics reveals just how slow of a moving train wreck the rise in pork prices has been as a result of African Swine Fever (ASF). According to the data, the national average pork price through December was up 97 percent from a year ago. This is despite a 5.6 percent decrease from November as pork imports reached record highs and the national and local governments released more emergency state reserves into the marketplace. Meanwhile, China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) announced that the nation’s sow inventory improved by 2.2 percent in December from the previou...
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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.