India’s Vegoil Imports to Increase by 1 MMT Per Year B.V. Mehta, the head of India’s Solvent Extractors Association (SEA), says India imports of vegoil are expected to grow by an additional 1 MMT per year over the next five years. India already is the world’s top importer of vegoil with imports in 2018/19 estimated by USDA at 15.768 MMT. USDA predicts imports in 2019/20 will increase to 16.465 MMT, but apparently Mr. Mehta believes imports will be even greater. Demand for vegoil in India is being driven by rising per capita incomes and a population that is increasing at the rate of about 25 million per year. USDA estimates India consumed 23.224 MMT of vegoil in 2018/19 and is forecasting consumption in 2019/20 to grow by...
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.