Lower corn production in India led to higher prices for end users in early October 2015, forcing starch plants to reduce capacity with poultry operators planning to do the same. The government's delayed action regarding imports has further impacted the situation. India’s Smaller Rapeseed-Mustard Crop Planting of the rabi crop continues at a slow pace and is covering a smaller area with 37.028 million hectares (mh) completed as of 4 December 2015 against 43.877 mh as of the same date a year ago. This shortfall is mainly due to poor soil moisture levels resulting from a weak monsoon as well as the delayed harvest of kharif crops such as rice and sugarcane in major production states (ex.: Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh).In India, mustard (...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. launches naval escort operations in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran attacks UAE oil infrastructure, escalating geopolitical risk and supporting energy and broader commodity markets Biofuel demand entering uncharted territory, with soyoil valuation increasingly di...
The Middle East is said to be undergoing a transformation as economic priorities transcend security concerns. This is evidenced by diversification away from oil and the UAE’s departure from OPEC. Meanwhile, the Palestine issue has been deprioritized, and Iran has emerged as more destabili...
CORN Argentina In Argentina, after several weeks of intense and frequent rainfall, weather conditions have improved, with clear days, dry cold, and wind supporting both soil and grain drying. Harvest activity has resumed; however, producers continue to prioritize soybeans, limiting progress in...
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WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.