Shorting the Market The Thai Ministry of Commerce is reportedly assembling its ASEAN counterparts to negotiate the creation of a trading cartel in rice. Apparently the government's rice mortgage scheme has worked as planned and spiked the price of rice, but that has caused exports to plunge as neighboring rice producers happily take advantage of Thailand's sudden uncompetitiveness. Bangkok's answer is for everyone to collectively stiff the consumer, which would likely bring benefit to rice producers not part of the cartel. It is all an old and familiar dance to try and undermine the market. RINs When the petroleum refining industry bought fraudulent Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) from biodiesel suppliers registered under the E...
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...
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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...
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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.