Corn Argentina’s corn markets are largely following the past few week’s trend. Farmers seem to be increasingly comfortable selling corn rather than soybeans, which is resulting in strong corn volumes each week. Last week started with slow origination and small volumes through Wednesday as exporters tried to push prices lower. They failed as farmers only sold small volumes. Once exporters increased bids, larger volumes started appearing again. At the end, over 600,000 MT of corn was originated for the first week of March 2021. FAS prices were slightly below those of the prior week, which helped ease replacement values. Corn is worth about 48K for spot position and 55K for April and May delivery in the FAS mar...
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.
The Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus) is a rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It occurs only in the U.S. state of Washington, at the middle elevations of the Olympic Peninsula. The closest relatives of this species are the hoary marmot and the Vancouver Island marmot. In 2009, it was decl...