To retain agriculturists in the farming business, India's government is eager to provide income security and assist the farming communities in conserving water and soil. There has been a proposal to provide the MSP for major crops (wheat and rice), based on the formula of production cost plus 50 percent add-on profit. India's Economic Growth Potential Intact and Subject To Reforms Since the 1980s when the reform process started, economic growth has been consistent, although slow. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth averaged 7.6 percent during the 2000-2010 period, 6.1 percent in the 1990s (1990-1999) and 4.6 percent in the 1980s (1980-1989). The Indian economy became connected to the world economy in the late 1990s with globalization and...
Key Takeaways: Milk alone has not covered the full economic cost in any year since 2021: milk revenue fell short by $4.50, $2.15, $6.50, $1.27 and $2.34 per hundredweight in 2021 through 2025. Calf and cattle prices decided whether dairies cleared cost: cattle and other income lifted total rev...
Key Takeaways: Dry bulk markets are mixed with Capesize rates seeing solid gains while Panamax values slipped on a growing tonnage list. Supramax and Handysize vessels were stronger, though all sectors remain vulnerable to the seasonal dip in rates through Q4 and into Q1. Falling water l...
What You Need to Know Today: The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at 3.75 to 4.0 percent Wednesday, with two officials dissenting in favor of a 25-basis-point increase. The Fed upgraded its assessment of economic growth from "solid" to "strong" but adopted a more patient approa...
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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.