On Tuesday, 12 May, WPI reported on an Executive Order being prepared by the Trump Administration to suspend tariff rate quotas (TRQs) on beef from all exporters for 200 days as a means of addressing high beef prices in the United States. After considerable pushback from cattle producer groups, that has been put on hold for further “fine-tuning of potential executive actions,” according to Administration sources. RCALF stated: Temporarily increasing the quantity of imported beef, which has already contributed to the contraction of the U.S. cattle herd, will likely delay expansion of the U.S. cattle herd unless the White House commits to reestablishing more meaningful tariff rate quotas two to three years from now. Producer...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.