Milling Wheat The Black Sea market remained under pressure last week due to the absence of fresh demand for old crop wheat as well as the favorable weather prospects for the first half of May. Buyers/consumers in the main destinations seem to be covered for the next two months since they are only showing interest for the new crop. As their plan is to maintain the lowest possible stocks at the junction between the two campaigns, the earliest possible delivery they are seeking is July. The average trade estimates for the Russian and Ukrainian crops are around 80 MMT and 28 MMT, respectively, versus 72 MMT and 24.5 MMT, respectively, last year. The EU exported only 103,000 MT last week, bringing the total to 17.1 MMT versus 17.8 MMT at the s...
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...
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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.