Ukraine has successfully sent a few ships filled with grain out the Black Sea the past few weeks, but it is unlikely to transit the 33 MMT achieved under the now defunct grain corridor agreement with Russia. Meanwhile, Russia is attacking Ukraine’s sea and river ports including hammering Odessa this past weekend. Grain must bypass wrecked terminals and be loaded manually. At the same time Ukraine’s sea borne cargoes are threatened, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia have said the grain cannot move via their territory to protect their own farmers’ economics. The EU reports that only a third of the Ukrainian grain previously moved via its solidarity lanes has made passage. This western overland passage was intended to...
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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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.