Competitive Neutrality Challenges Competitive Neutrality has a myriad of potential applications, though not all of them good. There is the routine, such as how to handle today’s announcement that Chinese agribusiness giant Cofco International plans to merge with various domestic trading and processing assets, creating a giant, partially government-owned entity to compete against western private and publicly trade companies? Meanwhile, Singapore is reportedly luring the rich to move to the city-state via subsidies and tax friendly rules. President Joe Biden is about to raise federal taxes on the rich. Why would a rich person say living in Illinois with its harsh winters, high state taxes, and poor governance and now facing higher fed...
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...
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.