The House will take up a “mini-bus” appropriations bill on Thursday this week; it is a combination of the FY 2021 appropriations bills for the Department of State & Foreign Operations, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Interior & Environment, Agriculture, and FDA spending blueprints. They are five of the 12 regular appropriations bills. The package as proposed will probably pass as is on a party line basis. House Republicans are generally set to oppose the spending plan because it provides funding well above the current negotiated budget agreement and it includes several controversial policy provisions, some not related to the underlying bills. The Senate this week will take up an additional coronavi...
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.