A Snapshot of Indian Oilseeds Production and Prices Oilseeds production is expected to be 30.53 MMT for 2011/12 against last year's 32.48 MMT. Peanut is the major loser, with production likely to be 6.94 MMT compared to 8.265 MMT in 2010/11.The area under some oilseeds in the Rabe (April) harvest is down. The overall area is expected to decline, according to reports from the Solvent Extractors Association (SEA).While oilseed and oilcake prices have not increased on the news of lower production, vegetable prices in the market have strengthened in response to the smaller oil crop in India.India is the world's biggest oil buyer. Imports in January 2011 were 700,000 MT, up from 691,780 MT in January 2010. India is likely to import even more...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
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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.