The post-Doha agenda for the WTO is unclear, but EU Trade Minister Cecelia Malmström laid out Europe’s vision for where the organization should focus. One of the three big target areas is domestic supports for agriculture. One-Legged Stool The post-Doha agenda for the WTO is unclear, but EU Trade Minister Cecelia Malmström laid out Europe’s vision for where the organization should focus. The three big target areas are domestic supports for agriculture, digital trade, and investment. She is correct that domestic supports represent an important and unresolved issue, but any agreement on this one leg of the agriculture stool will simply increase the distortions imposed by border measures. Export subsidies remain an issue, and phytosanitary r...
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.