China Customs data indicates soybean imports during October totaled 5.53 MMT, 6.3 percent higher than the previous forecast of 5.2 MMT announced in September and 34.9 percent more than in October 2014. As a result, some market analysts suggest that the volume for November and December could reach a record. Oilseeds Soymeal Inventories Top 1 MMT Thanks to relatively strong utilization rates among soybean crushers and a large volume of soybean imports, China’s estimated soymeal inventory reached 1.7 MMT last week. That was a significant increase of 268,600 MT (+29.80 percent) over the previous week and 275,500 MT (+30.8 percent) higher than the same week in 2014. Among the surveyed regions, only Guangxi showed a decline from the previous w...
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...
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Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/[4][5][6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species,[7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.[8] They are known g...
The Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus) is a rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It occurs only in the U.S. state of Washington, at the middle elevations of the Olympic Peninsula. The closest relatives of this species are the hoary marmot and the Vancouver Island marmot. In 2009, it was decl...
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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.