The House of Representatives will hold a vote for a new Speaker tomorrow; at this point, the process of electing a Speaker has used up 15 of the 45 days that were gained by the stopgap continuing resolution to keep the government funded and open until 17 November. However, there is no consensus behind one candidate (though things are fluid) and the process could well last for some time. The current temporary Speaker pro tempore, Representative Patrick McHenry (R-North Carolina) serves in an administrative caretaker role and lacks the authority to schedule and move legislation to the House floor. It has been proposed that he be vested with more authority in the interim to get the appropriations bills moving, but that...
What You Need to Know Today: The hot, dry weather forecast continues to drive strength in grain futures with corn and soybeans hitting another day of strong gains. Monday’s Crop Progress and Conditions data were in line with market expectations and showed relatively few concerns for the...
Yesterday we wrote about the Q1 GDP numbers and the June employment reports in an article entitled Real GDP for Q1 Relying on AI Buildout, Held Back by Consumer Spending. That article mentioned that consumer spending had become a drag on GDP. Nonetheless, real GDP in Q1 was revised upward to 2...
Key Takeaways: The Middle East and North Africa's arid climate and limited water resources have created a structural dependence on imported wheat. Government wheat tenders in major importing countries serve as important benchmarks for global trade, providing insight into exporter competitivene...
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WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.