The CBOT ended its holiday-shortened week on a mixed note with corn and wheat falling and soybeans holding their ground on solid export interest. Rumors circulated that China is looking for 4-6 cargoes of Brazilian soybeans for the summer, and soybeans seem to stand up anytime the words “China”, “buying”, and “soybeans” are mentioned in a sentence. This afternoon’s expiration of March options created selling pressure in corn and wheat as those who were short puts sold futures to cover risk. Funds are thought to have sold some 12,000 contracts of corn, 9,000 contracts of wheat, and bought 5,000 contracts of soybeans. The 2021 USDA Ag Outlook Forum concluded today and the agency, as well as var...
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.