Political instability should be a threat to food security, though that does not appear to be the case in Latin America. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization categorizes Venezuela as very politically unstable, yet its per capita food supply is listed as relatively high, at least as reported by Caracas. Argentina has been politically stable like its food supply, though Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was just convicted of corruption, and then her prosecutor was assaulted this past weekend. All eyes are now on Peru after President Pedro Castillo’s impeachment last week following a failed coup attempt. Castillo’s policy platform involved a claim to “embrace Marxism,” which historically has been a...
A federal appeals court paused a USITC ruling against President Trump’s use of Section 122 to impose 10-percent global tariffs. A bipartisan group of 80 House members asked USTR to investigate specialty crop imports from Mexico for unfair trade practices. India notified the WT...
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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.