The December WASDE made few changes to its outlook for the world grain supply and demand situation, which left the CBOT to essentially continue its existing trends. Wheat futures sold off 10-12 cents lower and soyoil joined the weakness and broke a major technical support zone. Soymeal continued rallying to new contract highs but that could not support the soybean market, which fell to 2-cent losses. Soybeans and corn traded both sides of unchanged as the WASDE offered little in the way of a fresh outlook. The December WASDE featured only minor changes to the U.S. crop balance sheets, as is typical of the year-ending report but an outcome that was not expected this year. USDA trimmed the U.S. corn export forecast by just 75 Mbu and r...
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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Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.