All four living (current and past) Federal Reserve chairs discussed investors’ perception of the economy last week and agreed that the U.S. economy is sound. Despite the overall postiive economic picture, though, the commodities snapshot isn’t as bullish.Last Thursday at the kickoff of a speaker series named in honor of former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volker, all four living (current and past) Federal Reserve chairs sat for one single interview, which was an unprecedented occurrence. Along with Volker were current Chairperson Janet Yellen as well as Ben Bernanke with Alan Greenspan joining on live video feed. They discussed investors’ perception of the economy and were all in agreement that the U.S. economy is sound and not experiencin...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
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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.