Two Sides to Every Coin Trees have suddenly become the solution de jour for climate change with efforts to stop the destruction of existing forests in the Amazon and Southeast Asia, plus increased planting in the rich countries. However, this now has advocates for feeding the poor like Oxfam concerned that there will be less food as a result. Their report says that reforestation and the planting of new forests are great approaches if the goal is to increase food insecurity. They would prefer focusing on improved management of existing forests, along with commingling crop production with growing trees. Buy China Beijing has reportedly sent unpublicized orders (Document 551) to government agencies to source domestically hundreds of d...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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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.