The CBOT was somewhat muted during the day session after trading strongly into the green during the overnight. Yesterday’s Crop Progress report that found slower corn/soybean harvest progress than was expected was the catalyst for the overnight rally. By the day session, however, the market’s focus returned to demand, which remains staunchly bearish corn and the bullishness of which is fading for soybeans. U.S. corn is still priced at a premium to South America and is nearly even with FOB prices for Ukraine’s huge crop. There doesn’t seem much hope for U.S. exporters to gain competitiveness this fall. Moreover, while FOB NOLA soybeans are presently the cheapest globally, that competitiveness disappears for Feb...
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...
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.