Two major U.S. ethanol policy developments look bullish -- at least on paper -- for Brazilian ethanol exports. One is the 31 December 2011 expiration of the secondary tariff on Brazilian ethanol imports into the U.S.; the other is the growing mandate for U.S. motor fuel to blend non-corn starch "advanced biofuels," which will hit 1 billion gallons next year. Add to that the California low carbon fuel standard (for which Brazilian sugar ethanol would qualify), and, as stated above, at least on paper it would be a reasonable assumption that ethanol exports to the U.S. would be a booming business. But instead, Brazil ended 2011 as a top destination for U.S. ethanol -- a total of 395 million gallons in 2011. Furthermore, imports of Brazilian...
What You Need to Know Today: Declining crop conditions ratings and shaky results from the Pro Farmer crop tour sent grains sharply higher on Tuesday. The Pro Farmer tour in Ohio pegged the state yield at 180.18 BPA, about 5.5 BPA below the tour’s 2025 estimate. Similarly, the Pro Farmer...
Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Egypt is the largest importer of Brazilian maize in the first six months of 2026. Egypt imported about 28.4 percent of maize exports, or about 1.7 million MT. Iran was the third-largest importer at 14.5 percent, or 900,000 MT, fol...
Based on a Depression-era statute, President Trump imposed 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion of exports to the U.S., or about 5.2 percent of the $383 billion worth of goods the U.S. imported from Canada in 2025, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Of that total, about $39.3 billion was agricu...
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Infrastructure investment due diligence
On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.