India's Milk Plan Approved for Action India is the world's largest milk producer. The country's production in 2010/11 was an estimated 116.5 MMT, according to the government of India (GOI), which is about 16 percent of world milk production. While demand for the product is estimated to grow at 5-6 percent per year in India, supply is increasing at a slower rate of 3.5 percent. This has led to a gap in supply and demand, leading to higher prices and a government ban on milk and milk products.Due to good rainfall, the flush season (October–March) is expected to be good. Production has suffered in the last three seasons, which has led to lower procurement and an increase in prices. There could be surplus supply during the flush period this...
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Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Egypt is the largest importer of Brazilian maize in the first six months of 2026. Egypt imported about 28.4 percent of maize exports, or about 1.7 million MT. Iran was the third-largest importer at 14.5 percent, or 900,000 MT, fol...
Based on a Depression-era statute, President Trump imposed 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion of exports to the U.S., or about 5.2 percent of the $383 billion worth of goods the U.S. imported from Canada in 2025, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Of that total, about $39.3 billion was agricu...
From WPI Consulting
Forecasting developments in production agriculture
On behalf of a private U.S. agricultural technology provider, WPI’s team generated an econometric model to forecast the movement of concentrated corn production north and west from the traditional U.S. Corn Belt. WPI’s model has subsequently provided quantitative support to a multi-million-dollar investment into short-season corn variety development. WPI’s methodology included a series of interviews with regional grain elevators and seed consultants. Emphasizing outreach and communication with stakeholders who possess intimate sectoral knowledge – on-the-ground insights – is a regular component of WPI’s methodologies, made possible by WPI’s ever-growing network of industry contacts.