Regional News The weather patterns remain unfavorable for EU and UK summer crop development with above-average temperatures forecast for the next 15 days. The hot temperatures will combine with below-normal rainfall to offer significant chances at crop stress heading into mid-July. The latest model runs from both the GFS and EU models show a slightly wetter pattern developing in the 6-10-day forecast now, but predicted volumes are still well below normal. The current dryness is starting to take a toll on crop conditions, and NDVI maps are showing emerging stress through central France, Italy, Hungary, and parts of Romania and Bulgaria. Turkey decided to increase transit fees through the Bosphorus strait by 15 percent effe...
From WPI Consulting
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.