Recent declines in CBOT futures prices extend out through 2015 and are making South American producers nervous about the future margins that they can expect to receive. Production Cost Concerns Increasing in South America Recent declines in CBOT futures prices extend out through 2015 and are making South American producers nervous about the future margins that they can expect to receive. When margins are thin, even a small weather-related issue can cause positive margins to become negative. For example, consider how heavy rains are creating problems for Paraguayan farmers. Losses in the country's corn crop are estimated at 10 percent, or approximately 600,000 hectares. The combination of such a decline in production, transportation delays...
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...
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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.