Moral Approach to Trade Bernd Lange, chairman of the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee, is correct in his calculation that the EU will not reach a trade agreement with the Trump administration. As he notes, the two sides have diametrically opposed goals. Trump’s inclination will be to raise tariffs on European goods in order to extort action by Brussels. However, he would be better to copy the tactics employed in Europe against foreign suppliers – demagogue them. The incessant denigration of American farm products in Europe means that consumers there are unlikely to purchase them even if there is fair market access. Some in Europe believe that Trump’s tweets about the unfair advantage given to Fre...
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.