India's production of milk, egg and poultry meat continues to grow, but most of that is consumed by a simultaneously expanding population. However, its buffalo meat is in high export demand for several reasons. India’s Sugar Production Continues to Trail as Prices Rise Sugar prices continue to increase and are currently $0.66/kg at retail and $0.548/kg at factory.According to new Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) data, the country’s sugar production as of 15 February 2017 was 14.672 MMT versus 17.334 MMT on the same date last year, a 2.662 MMT or 15.35 percent decline. It will be difficult to cover this deficit when 191 (39.54 percent) of the 483 mills that started operations in 2016/17 are already closed. While production continues t...
The corn and soy complex closed higher, with the wheat market mixed, as winter wheat closed up but spring wheat and livestock ended lower. Part of the strength for corn and soybeans may have been a weather premium, as crop planting has started out fast but warm weather has been slow to develop...
Reflect for a moment on what you eat. There is a lot of advice out there in the ether about what you should eat, but really, what do you currently eat and how much? The good people at the USDA have some data for you, to help you answer that question. USDA says that we eat quite a bit of meat. L...
Key Market Insights Macros: Inflation isn’t cooling — it’s moving higher again. March PCE inflation (Personal Consumption Expenditures index — the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation) rose 0.7 percent month-over-month, pushing the annual rate to 3.5 percent, the h...
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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.