Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA Iraq says it intends to tender for 500,000 MT of wheat in December 2021 or early 2022. The tender will cover all wheat needs until the next harvest in May 2022. Pakistan may have given approval to the transport of Indian wheat, by road, to Afghanistan but news stories are very confusing --- some say approval has been given while other say no. The Afghan foreign minister is said to have been assured that transportation will be allowed but other reports say that it is just being “favorably considered” Pakistan is shipping 10,000 MT of wheat flour to Afghanistan on the behalf of the World Food Program. Shipment is set to begin in the near future. The Turkish lira co...
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.