India’s Vegoil Refiners Push Lower Tariff Rates for Crude Palm Oil The Solvent Extractors Association (SEA) of India is pushing the government to lower the import tariff on crude palm oil to prevent further damaging of the domestic vegoil refining sector. The request is a result of surging imports of refined palm oil from Malaysia and Indonesia. It indicates 1.45 MMT were imported last month, a 26 percent increase from 1.15 MMT in March 2018. The total was 1.24 MMT in February, up 7.4 percent versus the same month last year. India is the world’s largest importer of vegoils. Under bilateral agreements with Malaysia and Indonesia, the government of India (GOI) on 1 January 2019 reduced the tariff rates for crude and refined palm...
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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.