If recent forecasts are to be believed, Brazil’s 2017 soybean crop will apparently not only be a record, it will be huge. As optimistic as those projections are, however, there is some evidence to suggest it will be smaller. Is Brazil’s Soybean Crop as Large as Many Forecast? If the forecasts issued recently by consultants and the Brazilian government are to be believed, Brazil’s 2017 soybean crop will apparently not only be a record, it will be huge. Some are estimating it will be as large as 107 MMT (3.931 billion bushels). USDA’s January forecast calls for 104 MMT, an increase of 2 MMT from December. Conab, Brazil’s crop supply agency, is forecasting the crop at 103.8 MMT, and the firm Safras and Mercado estimated 106.1 MMT in its Dece...
ZanzibarMnemba Marine Parksouthern cassowary Mnemba Marine Park is located 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Stone Town and forms part of the northeastern Unguja Island. A marine reserve and atoll, its shallow stretch of coral reef is in the shape of an oval. It is located between Matemwe and Nungwi, w...
A microlith is a small stone tool usually made of flint or chert and typically several centimeters in length and half a centimetre wide. They were made by humans from at least the Upper Paleolithic, across Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. The microliths were used in spear points and arrowhea...
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...
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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.