The union representing workers at Argentine oilseed processing plants in Rosario plans to continue its current strike that has shut down soybean processing at several facilities, holding up 88 ships. It now appears that other major strikes impacting the grain export sector will occur in June. Strike Continues to Block Grain Shipments from Argentina The union representing workers at oilseed processing plants in Rosario said it planned to continue the current strike through today as a result of not reaching an agreement for higher wages. The strike, which began 5 May, has now lasted for three weeks and shut down soybean processing at several facilities. As of Saturday, 88 ships were being held up as a result. While the union said that it ha...
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.
Fabiana is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, native to dry slopes in western South America.[1] They are evergreen shrubs or subshrubs,[1] with needle-like leaves and profuse tiny tubular flowers in summer. The common name is false heath because the leaves superficially resem...
A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/[4][5][6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species,[7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.[8] They are known g...