Inconvenient Truths In Beijing, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Washington has a "fundamental disagreement" with China on economic and trade policy as well as human rights and foreign policy. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi rejected all of that and called on the Trump administration to stop "escalating trade friction… [interfering with Beijing’s rights] on the Taiwan issue… [and warrantlessly condemning China’s] domestic and foreign policies." More diplomatically, WTO Deputy Director Alan Wolff told a Geneva audience that China’s rapid rise, coupled with the way it organizes its economy, has introduced “discontinuities and disturbances.” More hopefully, he describes a search for an...
What You Need to Know Today: USDA reports are delayed until Tuesday due to the federal holiday on Monday. Over the weekend, President Trump announced a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Russia warmly welcomed and confirmed this ceasefire by conducting more strikes against Ukraine. Specific...
On Saturday, 10 October, at a campaign rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, President Trump said that the U.S. and Mexico would come to terms on a new trade deal, and he said Canada does not need to be part of the deal. Trump called the coming agreement with Mexico “great” but gave no d...
Key Takeaways: The United States has steadily lost global wheat export market share since the 1970s, falling from the world's leading exporter to a projected fifth place in 2026/27. The rapid expansion of Black Sea wheat exports, driven by improved productivity and export infrastructure, has r...
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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.