India's recent move against the country's old currency notes is having a profound effect on farmers who bring their produce to market as well as truckers transporting perishable goods. Meanwhile, GOI has taken a step to strongly incentivize the production of more food grains. 2016/17 Rabi Season Minimum Support Prices Increased As a way to strongly incentivize farmers to produce more food grains, including wheat, oilseeds and pulses, the government of India (GOI) announced an overall increase in Minimum Support Prices (MSPs). This is based on the recommendation of the Ministry of Agriculture’s Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP).The MSP for pulses, one of India’s main imports, saw the biggest boost at 16.17 percent...
What You Need to Know Today: A third U.S. border crossing (Columbus, New Mexico) has reopened to Mexican cattle imports following nearly two years of restrictions related to New World screwworm. The reopening could gradually improve feeder cattle availability, although more than 60 confi...
Key Takeaways: U.S. soybean crushing began in 1911 and saw its most rapid expansion during the 1930s amid the broader agricultural and technology revolutions of the time. After peaking in the early 2000s, the soybean crushing industry went through a downturn as poor crush margins forced...
Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Bangladesh has asked the USA for technical assistance to improve grain storage and strengthen quality testing of imported grains. Of major importance to Bangladesh is the “technology to improve grain preservation and grain s...
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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.