Different Takes on India's Economy India's economic growth slipped to a nine-year low of 6.5 percent for 2011/12 and to 5.5 percent for the quarter ending 30 June 2012. GDP growth was 5.3 percent for the third quarter of 2012. The Indian government expects growth for 2012/13 to be 5.5-5.6 percent. Meanwhile, various financial and rating agencies have made predictions about India's economic growth; most believe that while growth may be slow, it is intact. India's growth rate was about 8-9 percent before the global financial crisis shook the world in 2008. The following is an overview of their outlooks.A Goldman Sachs report predicts slow near-term growth due to the weakness in the market, high inflation and high fiscal deficit. Though for...
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.