Bumper corn and soybean crops along with low prices have caused Brazilian farmers to hold back a larger-than-normal share. Largely limited to using silo bags, one crop is favored because of several factors. Indian Vegoil Imports Rose Sharply in May In a Bloomberg survey of five oilseed industry officials, the average estimate of India’s vegoil imports in May was 1,322,000 MT, a 29 percent increase compared with 1,024,878 MT in May 2016 but less than the 1,339,489 MT imported in April 2017. Last month’s palm oil imports were estimated at 798,000 MT, a 21 percent increase compared with 657,454 MT in May 2016. Meanwhile, soyoil imports were 91 percent higher at an approximate 340,000 MT with sunflower oil imports at about 155,000 MT versus 1...
A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/[4][5][6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species,[7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.[8] They are known g...
The Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus) is a rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It occurs only in the U.S. state of Washington, at the middle elevations of the Olympic Peninsula. The closest relatives of this species are the hoary marmot and the Vancouver Island marmot. In 2009, it was decl...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.