While most years are eventful for the world soybean sector, it seems that 2016 was even more so than usual. A Most Eventful Year for the Soybean Sector As the major crop with the fastest rate of growth in production and consumption along with a substantial volume of exports, soybeans are heavily impacted by the vagaries of weather, politics and the global economy. While most years are eventful for the world soybean sector, it seems that 2016 was even more so than usual.The year began with Argentina’s new president, Mauricio Macri, executing his promises to eliminate the export tax on corn, wheat and sunflowers and also reduce that on soybeans from 35 to 30 percent. His action made the former three crops substantially more competitive for...
Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve is located on the northeast coast of Unguja, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Town. The reserve is an important biodiversity spot in the coral rag zone. The forest reserve is rich both in faunal and floral species. The faunal species r...
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...
An Ankylosaurus lumbers along the shore of what’s now eastern Montana. Walking low to the ground, the dino uses its flat, leaf-shaped teeth to tear at ferns lining the water. Suddenly, a shadow looms over the herbivore—a Tyrannosaurus rex is hungry. But Ankylosaurus won’t be a...
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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.