Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA Pakistan has lifted the ban on the interprovincial transport of wheat and has also removed the import duty on wheat. Wheat and wheat flour shortages have developed in some parts of the country and these government actions are expected to help control the rapid rise in wheat and wheat flour prices. The wheat import duty had been set at 8 percent. The latest FAO report on Yemen shows that the local wheat and sorghum harvest will be well below the five-year average. The total Yemen crop is only at about 365,000 MT while grain imports will be up at 4.3 MMT – 3.2 MMT wheat, 700,000 MT maize and 400,000 MT rice. Close to 80 percent of Yemen’s population needs food assist...
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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.