India Wheat Export Value Reduced – Local Prices Higher As the sowing season for wheat neared, GOI increased the Minimum Support Price of wheat to 14000 rupees ($225)/MT. The export price (benchmark FOB basis of GOI stocks) was set for some time at $300/MT and there were no bids. The trade's opinion was that a price of $260-270/MT was more realistic and, based on the market feelers, GOI reduced the export price by $40/MT to $260/MT this week. The State Trading Enterprises (STE), such as the State Trading Corporation (STC), Mineral and Metals Trading Corporation (MMTC) and PEC Limited, last floated tenders for export of 0.16 MMT and had received bids varying from $260–267/MT. There is ample wheat available in the international market and...
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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.