Livestock China’s Ag Ministry Pushes Hog Industry Toward Moderation The market exuberance regarding the nationwide recovery in hog prices that ran from early June through mid-July has been tempered the past few weeks. Last Friday on 29 July, in response to slowing consumer demand and the recent rebound in the reproductive sow inventory, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rurals Affairs (MARA) convened a high-level internal meeting. There, the minister gave a keynote speech about the major role of MARA in strengthening its market monitoring and alerting system for producers in order to give them proper guidance in stabilizing domestic pork production. At the same time, newly published government statistics show the number of newly regi...
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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.