U.S. Soy Exports to Colombia Should Increase The U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement (FTA) was implemented on 15 May. Under the terms of the agreement, Colombia immediately eliminated its tariffs on soybeans, soymeal and soy flour. It also established a duty-free tariff rate quota (TRQ) of 31,200 MT of crude soybean oil. The TRQ on crude will grow by 4 percent per year and the 24 percent tariff rate on crude soyoil imports above the TRQ will be phased out over 10 years. The 24 percent tariff on refined soyoil will be phased out over the next five years. Colombia's price-band tariff system also is eliminated for imports of U.S. soy.Implementation of the FTA should result in a substantial increase in U.S. soybean, soymeal and soyoil exports...
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.