Stupid Cycle Putnam Investment’s chief investment officer, Shep Perkins, says we are at the beginning of a multi-year super cycle for agricultural commodity prices. He cites the uncontrollable shocks imposed by the pandemic and adverse weather for recent price spikes. However, peering into the future he sees policymakers as a key source for continued high prices as they impose sustainability requirements (e.g. fewer chemicals) that prevent the growth needed in crop yields to feed the world. Green Limits Greens are pushing policymakers to impose harsher emissions restrictions to combat climate change, but carbon taxes are regressive. Lawmakers in France fear that doubling the price of carbon to €100/MT would reignite prot...
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...
Gloriosa is a genus of 12 species in the plant family Colchicaceae, and includes the formerly recognised genus Littonia. They are native in tropical and southern Africa to Asia, and naturalised in Australia and the Pacific as well as being widely cultivated.[3] The most common English names are...
Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/[4][5][6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species,[7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.[8] They are known g...
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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.