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Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa Regional Analysis

Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA/AFRICA – MEA REGION Egypt is the largest importer of Russian wheat with imports of 8.6 MMT in MY 2023/24 that ended June 30.  Egypt’s government purchases of local wheat have reached 3.55 MMT causing the target purchase to be increased to 3.7 MMT from 3.5 MMT. Egypt’s current wheat reserves will cover 6.6 months of consumption.  Syria has announced a program with Russia that will “restore or reconstruct destroyed mills and silos” using Russian technology and equipment. The first mill under the program is expected to be operational in August and will produce 600 MT of flour per day. Iran reports government local wheat purchases of 6.3 MMT so...

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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.

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