Chinese Government's Seed Industry Concerns Chinese industry and government officials recently showed concern about the nation's seed industry crisis, and the growing popularity of seeds sold by multinational companies. The world's top 10 seed companies have either invested in joint ventures or their own China-based operations, and are becoming dominant in some segments of the country's seed market. Multinationals are said to have a 95 percent market share in sugar beet seeds, 50 percent in sunflower seeds and domination of the high-end vegetable markets. Their share of corn seeds is said to have grown from 0.1 percent in 2003 to 11 percent in 2011.Chinese seed companies are small and highly fragmented. China currently has 6,296 seed c...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. weather is getting more attention this week as conditions vary greatly across the western, central, and eastern corn belts, with the different regions battling dryness and too much rain simultaneously. The ProFarmer Crop Tour began today in Indiana and Nebrask...
Key Takeaways: Argentina is on pace for a record corn crop and record exports in the current marketing year, with abundant supplies likely to keep the country highly competitive in global export markets. Argentina’s record exportable surplus is allowing it to offer highly competitive pri...
From WPI Consulting
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.