China's Milk Price Continues to Rise It is estimated that China's milk price will increase by 5.3 percent in 2013 because domestic demand outpaces production. This year domestic milk production is likely to reach 41.18 MMT, a 2.5 percent year-on-year increase, while demand is projected to be 50.20 MMT.Annual milk consumption in China currently is 25 kilograms per capita in urban areas and 12.3 kilograms per capita in rural areas. Compared to per capita milk consumption in developed countries, there is still plenty of room to grow. Urbanization in China will drive up demand in the next couple of years. Milk consumption is estimated to increase more than 50 percent by 2030, as 70 percent of the Chinese population will be living in cities...
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...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
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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.