Asia: Project examples

Policy and economic analysis

• A study of prospective developments in China's sugar and sweetener markets following its accession to the WTO, for a major sugar trading company
• An analysis of the simultaneous buy-sell (SBS) system utilized by the Japanese government, along with strategic recommendations, for a US client

Program and strategy evaluation

• China: program and strategy evaluations for export associations marketing wool, grass seeds, potato products, and seafood
• Taiwan: program and strategy evaluations for export associations marketing soy, and meat
• Japan: program and strategy evaluations for export associations marketing rice, coarse grains, seafood, and dry beans
• Korea program and strategy evaluations for export associations marketing coarse grains
• India: market review, promotional program evaluation, and strategy recommendations for expanding US wool exports
• India: an evaluation of a program driving efficient poultry production in India and the implications for domestic and imported corn and other feed ingredient utilization
• An evaluation and strategy recommendations regarding a program to develop the market for biomaterials in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan

Market and trade research

• A detailed review of the Chinese potato products market from farm to consumer, covering production, processing, trade, and distribution
• Consumer perceptions and trade attitudes toward US seafood in China
• Consumer and trade research capturing perceptions and attitudes toward biotechnology in Japan
• The Chinese market for cotton linters and cotton linter pulp: market structure, usage trends, and opportunities for foreign suppliers
• An assessment of the Chinese market for citrus and pear products for an Australian export development organization
• India: product market studies for confectionery, pears, raisins
• The subcontinent in transition: A strategic assessment of food, drink, and agribusiness opportunities in India through 2010 (syndicated strategic research)
• China, the world’s largest food market (syndicated strategic research)
• The Australian market for seafood
• The Korean confectionery market
• An assessment of the competitiveness of US pears in India, Singapore, Indonesia, the Russian Far East, and Thailand, vis-à-vis China

Risk management and crop insurance

• An assessment of the usage and potential expansion of hedging instruments in major Asian markets and others, completed for a major US agricultural products exchange

Commodity monitoring and research

• A review of the world's markets for malt and malting barley, covering 19 countries in Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean for a US export association
• Monitoring and in-depth monthly reporting on Australian grain and oilseed product markets for the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF)

Market development strategies and opportunity identification

• A market entry strategy for a packaged rice producer targeting Japan
• An assessment of the Japanese markets for coffee, processed tomatoes, and food packaging, along with recommendations for action on new products and venture opportunities, for a large private company
• A broad study of Asia’s grain and oilseed markets and a determination as to how the US export industries might best counter competitor strategies in the world market
• Opportunities in Asia for US dry-milled corn producers
• Opportunities for meat, grain, and oilseed products in Korea, Indonesia, and Vietnam
• Markets assessment and marketing strategy development for US plums and nectarines in China
• Creating value with oilseeds in China (syndicated strategic research)
• Studies identifying market strategies for products in Asia, including functional food and drink products, value-added pork, salmon products, and processed and fresh fruits and vegetables