Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Tunisia and Algeria are seeing swarms of desert locusts coming from Libya on current strong winds. Both countries have taken immediate action to control the insects before serious crop damage can occur. Pakistan’s wheat production for 2025 is seen reaching 30.3 MMT according to the Director of Agriculture. He stated that “it is a potential bumper crop….that will strengthen food security”. Africa is said to have imported $7 billion in Russian agricultural exports in 2024 – wheat, barley and maize made up 87 percent of the imports. According to Agroexports, Africa is the destination for 38 percent of Russia’s wheat exports. MENA countri...
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.