British Stockholm Syndrome The UK announced a “bounce back” plan to recapture post-Brexit export share for the country’s farmers. It involves trade agreements with Japan, the U.S., and other countries. However, the British have adopted a European attitude towards food policy and that makes an agreement with Washington unlikely. Europeans were shocked four years ago when the British voted to leave the EU. At a meeting in Brussels that year, British officials confided that diktats from Brussels drove the decision. They explained that the Continent follows Napoleonic law, which opines what the citizenry can do. By contrast, everything is allowable under English common law unless specified otherwise. However, after nearly fi...
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...
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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.