Ag as Virus Lesson Globalization and urbanization are collectively increasing the chances of cross-contaminating the population – e.g. pandemics are easier to start. At the same time, technology and communications make systems and populations more responsive to dangers and thus more resilient. Governments, employers, multifamily housing managers – everyone is messaging the public on how to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Notably, the risk of transmitting disease is why agricultural products have typically gone through greater scrutiny crossing borders. A key part of the Customs entry form asks if the traveler is bringing food into the country, or if they’ve been on a farm or close to animals. The screening t...
What You Need to Know Today: President Trump claimed the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran was over, as both sides accused one another of violating the terms of the agreement. Commercial vessels are increasingly steering clear of the Strait of Hormuz as security risks escalate following Iran...
Key Takeaways: The CME Group is launching new 90 percent Lean Beef and 50 percent Lean Beef futures and options contracts in July. There are five key factors that must be present in physical markets and futures contract specifications for futures contracts to become successful. The two l...
WPI Grain Prices and Freight Rate App Note: you can also visit the app directly by clicking here. Supplemental Information The section below offers a concise view of the options available in the current version of the WPI FOB Price and Freight Rate app, along with a short “...
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Communicating importance of value-added products
Facing increasing pressure to quantify the value of export promotion efforts to investors, a U.S. industry organization retained WPI to develop a quantitative model that better communicated the importance of exports. The resulting model concluded that value-added meat exports contributed $0.45 cents per bushel to the price of corn, increasing support for that sector’s financial support of WPI’s client. In addition to serving the red meat industry with this type of analysis, WPI has generated similar deliverables for the U.S. soybean and poultry/egg industries.