Welcome to summer 2021! For weeks now, the CBOT has been trading as if it were summer and weather the paramount factor, but yesterday marked the true official start of summer for the northern hemisphere. If history is any gauge, this summer will feature ample volatility and WPI maintains a bullish outlook for the markets. The CBOT opened weaker overnight after meaningful rains developed for Iowa, Illinois, and parts of Indiana over the weekend. The one-month forecast features rain and cooler temperatures for the major crop-growing regions, but confidence is low beyond two weeks and a switch to hot, dry weather is not unlikely. Bull spreading became a feature of the soybean and corn markets this afternoon with physical demand and expo...
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...
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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.