According to a recent Federal Reserve report, prices were below breakeven for a number of commodities in the Corn Belt. It also indicates that credit conditions have deteriorated in several areas of the country, and yet demand for loans remains steady. This has increased the applications for USDA loan guarantees.Although prices for a number of commodities have increased recently, those for most crop and animal product remain below their levels of a year earlier, keeping financial pressure on producers. According to the latest Federal Reserve Beige Book on economic conditions (released 1 June and based on data prior to 23 May), prices were below breakeven for a number of commodities in the Corn Belt across the Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas...
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...
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...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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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.