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Indian Subcontinent Regional Analysis

Drop in Vegetable Oil Imports  India’s vegetable oil imports have increased over the years. They rose from 14.42 MMT in 2014/15 (November-October) to 14.57 MMT in 2015/16 and 15.07 MMT (approx. 1.25 MT/month) in 2016/17. In 2017/18, though, overall imports are down. According to data from the Solvent Extractors Association of India (SEA), the total was 11.91 MMT (1.192 MMT/month) for the period of November 2017-August 2018, a drop of 4.18 percent from 12.44 MMT the year before. imports of palmolein and soyoil have declined the most with a small downward trend in those of rapeseed oil. However, sunflower oil imports have increased slightly.If the same pace (1.192 MMT/month) continues for the next two months, the total for the ent...

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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.

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