In a March WASDE report that made very few substantive changes to the supply/demand balances, it is difficult to find any notable highlights about the current situation. However, the report does remind us of a few shifts that have occurred over time. First, the U.S. continues to hold most of the corn excess stocks in the Americas. Brazil and Argentina held relatively larger shares in 2013/14 and 2015/16, but now hold about 18 percent of the surplus despite increased storage capacity. Meanwhile, the U.S. is holding relatively little of the surplus soybean stocks amongst the three major exporters, which is a return to the norm of just a few years ago. As other analysts have noted, the relatively few surplus soybeans held by the U.S. may forc...
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...
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...
The Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus) is a rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It occurs only in the U.S. state of Washington, at the middle elevations of the Olympic Peninsula. The closest relatives of this species are the hoary marmot and the Vancouver Island marmot. In 2009, it was decl...
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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.