E15 Fight: A lawsuit filed by the auto, oil and food industries against EPA's approval of E15 gets its day in court tomorrow. Meanwhile, a House subcommittee holds a hearing on Thursday on a bill that would waive any legal liability by fuel companies and auto manufacturers for any harm caused by E15. The impetus for the lawsuit would be mitigated if a liability waiver is passed, though not from the food industry that simply opposes the increased market competition for corn and soybeans.Ag Getting Aggressive: Faced with a challenge to the ways of Big Ag by foodies, environmentalists and animal rights activists, the response from conventional agriculture has thus far been limited to defensive moves (see WPI 28 March). However, a new group c...
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...
From WPI Consulting
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.