Rabobank reports that over $2 billion is being invested to expand North American oilseed crush capacity. Part will be to support the expansion in biodiesel but overall oilseed demand remains strong. While the world’s population grows at an annual rate of 1.1 percent, global trade in vegetable oil is increasing at nearly 3 percent and vegetable meal exports expand 2.2 percent each year. Palm oil dominates vegetable oil demand, supplying 57 percent of globally trade oils. The trade in sunoil is small by comparison but has grown the fastest with a 138 percent increase over the past decade. Meanwhile, soymeal dominates the trade in protein meals, holding a 71 percent global market share. The trade in peanut meal is relatively puny...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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.