India's Possible Transformation Long a protectionist, backward country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is making modest changes that will alter India's agriculture and the broader economy. Indian Summer Rains Indian government programs that encourage excess agricultural production have been criticized both domestically and abroad, but these reflect a food security effort against the backdrop of a complex and uncertain monsoonal weather system. The Pink Revolution: The Politics of Meat in India The largely vegetarian Hindu nation of India has now become the second-largest exporter of bovine meat in the world. Questions remain about the new government's perspective on this growth. India's Growing Soymeal Demand In the past, India grew so...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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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.