Government and industry officials in Brazil believe that country will be a big winner as a result of the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). China Imported 83.913 MMT of Soybeans in CY 2016 China’s General Administration of Customs yesterday indicated the country’s CY 2016 soybean imports totaled 83,913,047 MT (3.083 billion bushels), a 2.72 percent increase versus CY 2015. Imports during December totaled 8,112,419 MT (298.1 million bushels) or 1.36 percent less than in the same month of CY 2015. In descending order, the largest suppliers of these imports last year were Brazil at 38.205 MMT (-4.67 percent against CY 2015), the U.S. at 34.171 MMT (+20.3 percent), Argentina at 8.014 MMT (-15...
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...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
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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.