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How Sweet It Isn't

Global surplus sugar stocks are at their lowest since 2010/11 and futures prices are at their highest level in six years. Yet global import demand continues to expand at around 1.8 percent each year. Brazil is the world’s largest sugar exporter, and it will begin harvesting a crop that is at least 7 percent larger than last year’s drought stressed production. Exports are forecast to rise by nearly 9 percent. While Brazil has switched to producing sugar more for food than ethanol, India is the world’s second largest exporter of sugar, and it is switching its emphasis to ethanol.  Notably, the global area dedicated to sugar production has declined in recent years. Sugar beet area is down around 10 percent and land harv...

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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.

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