China Shifting to Sourcing Soybeans from Brazil Despite Slow Harvest As expected, Chinese soybean processors have begun shifting their sourcing of soybeans from the U.S. to Brazil. One source indicated today there was only one ship in the Gulf waiting to load U.S. soybeans with four in the PNW to do the same. The problem for China is that the soybean harvested in Brazil is far behind the pace of a year ago. At the end of last week, only 9 percent of Brazil’s soybeans had been harvested. That compares with 24 percent a year ago and the average in past years of 20 percent according to AgRural. Because of the slow harvest there have been relatively little soybeans loaded at Brazilian export terminals. At some ports, no soybeans a...
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...
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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...
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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.