India’s pulses demand is close to 24 MMT with current production stagnant at about 17-18 MMT, leading the country to be a net importer. Now Canada, Australia, the U.S. and even Myanmar are planning to expand their production to meet the rising demand as prices are also growing. Meanwhile, India is also taking steps of its own. Sugar Sector Remains in Stress When the wholesale market price for sugar was $313/MT in July 2015 and the ex-factory price was $283/MT, the government of India (GOI) announced a subsidy of $0.67/MT under immense pressure from the sugar lobby. This was primarily intended to offset some production costs for sugar mills, which were under stress due to the low sugar prices and unable to pay the sugarcane purchase price...
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.