India's 2017/18 budget was released early and includes several notable provisions that will help the agriculture sector. Left out, however, was any significant allocation for one specific area that would help ease the cost of production and increase efficiency. Soaring Sugar Prices May Result in Raw Sugar Imports Based on new available data, the Indian Sugar Manufacturers Association (ISMA) has lowered its sugar production estimate for 2016/17 to 21.3 MMT from its projection in September 2016 of 23.37 MMT, a drop of 15.13 percent from last year’s 25.1 MMT. The government of India (GOI) estimated the total at 22.5 MMT. The revision is due to the major reductions expected in Tamil Nadu (0.739 MT), Karnataka (2.1–2.2 MMT), Andhra Pradesh (0...
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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.