Indian Vegoil Imports Continue to Rise India's imports of vegoils have continued to grow thus far in the 2012/13 marketing year, with palm oil accounting for all of the increase. Imports from October 2012 through May 2013 totaled 7.249 MMT. That was an increase of 11.5 percent over the 6.504 MMT imported in the same period a year earlier. Imports of palm oil rose from 4.787 MMT last year to 5.904 MMT this year, an increase of 24.1 percent. On the other hand, imports of soyoil fell by 37.2 percent to 0.444 MMT in October 2012 through May 2013. Imports of sunoil fell by 18.2 percent to 0.664 MMT and imports of rapeseed oil fell by 88.4 percent to only 8,000 MT.India stands to have a bumper crop of summer oilseeds as monsoon rains have arri...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. weather is getting more attention this week as conditions vary greatly across the western, central, and eastern corn belts, with the different regions battling dryness and too much rain simultaneously. The ProFarmer Crop Tour began today in Indiana and Nebrask...
Key Takeaways: Argentina is on pace for a record corn crop and record exports in the current marketing year, with abundant supplies likely to keep the country highly competitive in global export markets. Argentina’s record exportable surplus is allowing it to offer highly competitive pri...
From WPI Consulting
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.