While U.S. agriculture groups push for passage of the TPP, the longer-term stakes for restoring the Japanese economy, a major market for U.S. agricultural exports, may also ride on its successful implementation.Having been burdened by slow growth and ultra-low inflation, Japan’s economy is now in deflation. Consumer prices in March were lower than a year ago, and real gross domestic product (GDP) is declining. Government debt exceeds 200 percent of GDP, and the deficit is about 7 percent of it. This follows slightly more than three years of Abenomics, the plan implemented by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. It called for a three-tiered approach to the economy, which included easy monetary policy, fiscal stimulus, and structural reforms to the lab...
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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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.