The EU is the largest consumer of rapeseed, followed by China, Canada and India. Its use in number three Canada and number four India has been rising, but it has declined in the EU and China. China has of course taken up soybeans, where consumption has been expanding at 4.42 percent per year. The EU is also consuming more soybeans plus sunflower seed. By contrast, Europe’s olive oil consumption is down 25 percent from its peak. Global olive oil demand is back up over 3 MMT annually but is still 5 percent from its peak a decade ago. This is despite world vegetable oil consumption expanding by 35 percent over that same period. Both rapeseed and olive oil need good marketing campaigns. ...
Corn Argentina Corn planting for Argentina’s 2026/27 commercial crop is now underway, with 1.5 percent of the projected 8.4 Mha already seeded. Progress is concentrated mainly in central-northern Santa Fe, where around 13 percent of the regional area has been planted. At the same time, fa...
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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.