Sharath Thodupunoori

• Analyzing and forecasting Supply and Demand of Global palm, lauric oils and major vegetable oils
• Analyzing edible oil policies, bio-fuel mandates, weather patterns, price spreads of various global origins and destinations
• Forecasting the price of global vegetable oils.
• Delivering daily, weekly, and monthly reports to clients
• Handling client engagement, client queries and physical market participants

Projects:

Impact of the Regulatory Developments in EU and US on the Indian Palm oil or Palm Kernel oil Industry

• Assess the impact and readiness of the Indian industry to comply with regulatory requirements on sustainability in Western markets, mainly in European and North American regions.
• Analyze the direct and indirect trade of palm oil, palm kernel oil, and their derivatives between the Indian market and European/North American markets.
• Provide an overview of the top 10/15 companies per sector organized by volume and market penetration in each identified sector.

Feasibility study on oil palm plantation cultivation and crushing mill establishment-

• Determine technical feasibility for cultivating oil palm. Assess the potential social, environmental, and economic impact of Oil Palm.
• Ensuring sustainable production in the long term (factors influencing the long term business activity and recommended solutions).
• Comprehensive study on the mill establishment, technical know-how, capex requirements, challenges in the mill set up.

• Improving the participation, Volumes and Open Interest in Castor seed contract
• Involved with various value chain participants of Castor seed to help them manage price risk with the derivatives market
• Gathering and analyzing the information related to demand and supply of the commodity (fundamentals of the commodity)
• Managing the contract specifications as per the market demand
• Improving awareness regarding hedging and derivatives trading with various value chain participants

• Conducted a comprehensive market survey to gain insights into farmers' attitudes towards coated and micro-nutrient-based fertilizers.
• Examined the pricing strategies employed for value-added fertilizers.
• Assessed the market performance and acceptance of competitors' existing value-added fertilizer products.