India's annual edible oil demand stands at 18-19 MMT with an annual growth rate of approximately 4 percent. Last year's imports totaled 11.3 MMT, but that could increase if there is any further drop in the country's oilseed production. Slow Rapeseed-Mustard Sowing Could Impact Production, Increase Imports India is a major consumer of oils, and rapeseed-mustard is one of the country's major oilseed crops in the rabi season (winter sowing). Its share in total oilseed production increased from 19.61 percent in 2007/08 to 26.56 percent in 2009/10, which is where it has approximately remained. Regarding rabi oilseed production, its share was 64.52 percent in 2007/08, increased to 77.47 percent in 2010/11 and reached a peak of 79.09 percent in...
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WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...