January 2022 total red meat and poultry stocks were up from December but remained down 6.6 percent from January 2021 and at another five-year low for the month. Total pork and poultry stocks posted five-year lows in this month's report, despite an unusually large increase in poultry stocks. The surprises this month were from smaller-than-normal increases in ham, pork variety meat (offal), and pork trimming stocks. Beef stocks grew by a rate that exceeded their normal December-January increase as high prices prompted a slowdown in consumer purchasing...
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.