With greater demand for pulses anticipated in the coming months and a lower-than-normal monsoon projection, the government of India (GOI) has already decided to import stocks as a means to curb price increases. Is Wheat Import Duty Justified? India's Food Ministry, which coordinates with the Food Corporation of India (FCI), must deal with the import of 500,000 MT of inexpensive wheat that has been contracted by flour millers in the country's southern region. While 10 shiploads have already been delivered, two more are likely to arrive during the second week of July with the remainder scheduled in August–September. The ministry has recommended the imposition of a 10 percent duty on wheat imports, which are currently duty free and un...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
From WPI Consulting
Forecasting developments in production agriculture
On behalf of a private U.S. agricultural technology provider, WPI’s team generated an econometric model to forecast the movement of concentrated corn production north and west from the traditional U.S. Corn Belt. WPI’s model has subsequently provided quantitative support to a multi-million-dollar investment into short-season corn variety development. WPI’s methodology included a series of interviews with regional grain elevators and seed consultants. Emphasizing outreach and communication with stakeholders who possess intimate sectoral knowledge – on-the-ground insights – is a regular component of WPI’s methodologies, made possible by WPI’s ever-growing network of industry contacts.