Most cellulosic ethanol today is made from crop residue as corn stover and wheat stalks are easily coprocessed at current corn ethanol plant locations. Switchgrass is out of the commercial picture, but continues to be a topic of scientific research. Even that, however, may start to subside.Switchgrass was once considered the best thing since sliced bread back in the day when the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) was nothing but a promise. In 2008, nearly a dozen companies were pursuing switchgrass as a feedstock to produce cellulosic ethanol, an advanced form of ethanol under the RFS that had its own very aggressive mandate. Now six years later with the RFS at the blend wall and other technologies moving forward, switchgrass is quickly becoming...
What You Need to Know Today: The corn and soybean markets closed slightly higher in low-volume trade. The wheat market was mixed, with HRW continuing its downward trek on improved moisture. As expected, the bearish cattle on feed report drove down cattle prices and pulled hogs down with it. Mi...
Key Market Insights Macro markets delivered a full whipsaw today. Early in the session, crude oil had rallied back above $100/barrel as traders priced renewed concern over the U.S.-Iran standoff and potential supply risk through the Strait of Hormuz. That strength helped pull grains off their o...
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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.