India Importing Record Volume of Soybeans High domestic soybean prices in India coupled with a smaller domestic crop in 2017 is causing processors in that country to import a record volume of soybeans this year. Reports indicate Indian firms have contracted to import up to 100,000 MT since December with the 2017/18 total likely reaching 200,000 MT. The soybeans are said to be primarily sourced from Ethiopia and Benin because those countries have preferential access to that market. India’s most-favored nation (MFN) tariff rate is 30 percent, and it does not allow the importation of GM soybeans. Traders expect soybean imports to continue growing in the future. It is doubtful that the soybeans supposedly sourced from Ethiopia ad Benin...
The corn and soy complex closed higher, with the wheat market mixed, as winter wheat closed up but spring wheat and livestock ended lower. Part of the strength for corn and soybeans may have been a weather premium, as crop planting has started out fast but warm weather has been slow to develop...
Real GDP grew at a 2 percent annual rate in the first quarter of 2026, slightly below the consensus expectation of 2.3 percent but above the 0.5 percent growth in Q4 2025. The GDP number matches the average annualized pace of growth since the peak back in late 2007, right before the Financial P...
Reflect for a moment on what you eat. There is a lot of advice out there in the ether about what you should eat, but really, what do you currently eat and how much? The good people at the USDA have some data for you, to help you answer that question. USDA says that we eat quite a bit of meat. L...
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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.