Many analysts have discussed India's divided demographic and how it will pave the way for the country's economic growth. While there is a great deal of potential, certain measures must be implemented to reap the benefits. Indian Economy Fundamentals– Changing Scenarios Consumer spending fell to 1.6 percent in the first quarter (April-June) of this fiscal year from 3.9 percent in FY 2013 and an average of about 8 percent in the five years up to FY 2012, according to a report this month by property consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL). There may be more malls in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, Bombay, Hyderabad, Chennai and other cities, but the consumer is reluctant to spend and is looking for cheaper options. As one retail consul...
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...
Key Market Insights Geopolitical Limbo: Geopolitical risk remained a key driver across global commodity markets today. President Trump stated that the Iran memorandum of understanding is not yet final and warned that military action could resume if negotiations fail. Both sides continue w...
From WPI Consulting
Communicating importance of value-added products
Facing increasing pressure to quantify the value of export promotion efforts to investors, a U.S. industry organization retained WPI to develop a quantitative model that better communicated the importance of exports. The resulting model concluded that value-added meat exports contributed $0.45 cents per bushel to the price of corn, increasing support for that sector’s financial support of WPI’s client. In addition to serving the red meat industry with this type of analysis, WPI has generated similar deliverables for the U.S. soybean and poultry/egg industries.