Due to the Indian monsoon's slow start and its current lull as well as the delayed sowing, some of the major crops' yields could be small. India also may not be able to export wheat or rice because of this and a slump in world prices. India's Approaching Economic Turnaround While the Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation rate rose to 7.96 percent in July 2014 from 7.46 percent the previous month, rural inflation stood higher at 8.45 percent against 7.42 percent in urban areas. However, urban inflation was 10.18 percent a year ago (July 2013), higher than the 9.14 percent in villages. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation dropped to 5.19 percent in July from 5.43 percent the month before, and food inflation increased to 9.36...
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An Ankylosaurus lumbers along the shore of what’s now eastern Montana. Walking low to the ground, the dino uses its flat, leaf-shaped teeth to tear at ferns lining the water. Suddenly, a shadow looms over the herbivore—a Tyrannosaurus rex is hungry. But Ankylosaurus won’t be a...
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From WPI Consulting
Forecasting developments in production agriculture
On behalf of a private U.S. agricultural technology provider, WPI’s team generated an econometric model to forecast the movement of concentrated corn production north and west from the traditional U.S. Corn Belt. WPI’s model has subsequently provided quantitative support to a multi-million-dollar investment into short-season corn variety development. WPI’s methodology included a series of interviews with regional grain elevators and seed consultants. Emphasizing outreach and communication with stakeholders who possess intimate sectoral knowledge – on-the-ground insights – is a regular component of WPI’s methodologies, made possible by WPI’s ever-growing network of industry contacts.