Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA MEA region grain importers will face lower Russian export quotas in 2022 – 8 MMT of wheat and a total of 3 MMT for barley, corn, and rye. The initial quota period is from 15 February to 30 June and is a decrease over the original projected total quota number of 14 MMT, 9 MMT of which was expected to be wheat. The 2021 quota was much higher for the same period at 17.5 MMT. Much lower wheat production and high exports tariffs are the main reason for the lower export quota. Pakistan agriculture experts said the 2022 wheat crop could be smaller than anticipated due to a shortage of urea fertilizer in major growing areas. Urea has been sold to traders at much higher prices th...
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Kolkwitzia amabilis /kɒlˈkwɪtsiə əˈmæbɪlɪs/,[2] commonly known as beauty bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. It is the sole species in genus Kolkwitzia.[1] It is a deciduous shrub grown as an ornamental plant. In China, where it originated, the plant is cal...
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...
The yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventer), also known as the rock chuck, is a large, stout-bodied ground squirrel in the marmot genus.[2] It is one of fourteen species of marmots, and is native to mountainous and semi-arid regions of southwestern Canada and western United States, includin...
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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.