India is expected to have a robust sugarcane harvest with production at 25.1 MMT in sugar year 2017/18, and there has been considerable discussion about enhancing the mills’ ethanol production capabilities. Sugar or Ethanol India is expected to have a robust sugarcane harvest with production at 25.1 MMT in sugar year 2017/18. 2018/19 is also forecast to be a bumper year (sugarcane is a two-year ratoon crop), and prices may remain stable or move lower. In the past, the mill gate price has been $562.50/MT, which converted to a retail price of $0.65-0.67/kg of sugar. It has been a win-win situation for producers as well as consumers. Sugarcane crushing will start in all major sugar-producing states by October rather than November because of...
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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Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.