IPEF Lacks Leverage The U.S. will table actual text on some key issues at the soon to start next meeting of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) countries in Australia. Agriculture will be one of the areas covered but some in the U.S. industry are skeptical that there will be much tangible benefit to American farmers. The IPEF is chided for using the word “economic” but mostly being about issues without a tangible economic benefit to sectors like agriculture. Critics say that without the U.S. offering tariff concessions, other countries have little that they are willing to concede to American exporters. Climate Import Barriers A study by the EU’s Joint Research Centre envisions livestock population den...
What You Need to Know Today: There has already been a strong run of flash soybean sales announcements in recent weeks, but more than 1.4 MMT reported this morning is an exceptionally large single-day total with major implications for the market. If the sales to China and unknown destinations w...
On Friday, at 6:57 AM, President Donald Trump announced, via a social media post, a 90-day window during which up to 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef could be imported outside of tariff-rate quotas—a move aimed at bringing down costs for American consumers. This is the secon...
From WPI Consulting
Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.