Argentina's government acted yesterday to assist the domestic biodiesel industry in offsetting losses in exports to Europe after the EU imposed punitive anti-dumping duties on imports of Argentine biodiesel. Larger Canola Crops Predicted in Canada and Australia Market analysts in Canada expect Statistics Canada to raise its forecast for the 2013 Canadian canola crop by 1 MMT in its monthly forecasts tomorrow. The average canola production forecast of twenty traders and analysts surveyed by Reuters was 16.9 MMT with a range of 16.2–17.9 MMT. Statscan's October projection was for a crop of 15.963 MMT versus production in 2012 of 13.87 MMT. If realized, the analysts' average forecast of 16.9 MMT would be a record and likely will result in Ca...
As predicted, the Federal Reserve held rates steady at the last meeting before the midterm elections, likely in part because of the election (see WPI 19 October and 22 September). The decision comes at the tail end of a midterm election cycle that has been marked by the two parties campaigning...
Key Takeaways: WPI’s new EU rapeseed crushing margin models point to weaker processing returns over the next four months due to higher rapeseed procurement costs and weaker product values. Statistical forecasts call for German crushing margins to decline from €181/MT to €...
Key Takeaways: The tariff burden rose sharply in 2025 and 2026: the effective rate on imports in HTS Chapters 1–24 increased from 1.53 percent in 2024 to 6.11 percent in 2025, before averaging 5.68 percent in January–August 2026. Headline rates tell only part of the story: exemptio...
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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.