It wasn’t exactly “turnaround Tuesday” since the markets were closed yesterday, but it sure felt like it was. Wheat futures fell hard on short covering and a sharply higher dollar, despite lingering weather concerns. Corn was slightly lower after making a new high for its current rally, with hedge pressure blamed for much of the losses. Soybeans managed to work their way higher, with the Argentine weather again fueling higher prices. Outside markets are working against the CBOT with U.S. equities lower (the Dow off 200 points or 0.8 percent and the S&P 500 down 8.5 points or 0.3 percent) and the U.S. dollar index 50 points higher at 89.6. COMEX gold futures are down $23-24/ounce today while crude oil is mixed (W...
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...
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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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.