As protests turn to urban riots in a number of U.S. cities, the social media rhetoric from China has been ratcheted up a notch trolling the U.S., including posts from the Chinese foreign ministry drawing parallels to the U.S. position on the protests in Hong Kong. As we’ve noted previously, the diplomatic relationship between the U.S. and China is frayed, at best, which casts a great deal of uncertainty over the Phase One trade deal. There are news and market reports that the Chinese government has instructed its state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to stop purchasing U.S. commodities, namely soybeans and pork in response to President Trump’s announcement on Friday about the China/Hong Kong situation. The U.S. had recogni...
What You Need to Know Today: President Trump claimed the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran was over, as both sides accused one another of violating the terms of the agreement. Commercial vessels are increasingly steering clear of the Strait of Hormuz as security risks escalate following Iran...
Key Takeaways: The CME Group is launching new 90 percent Lean Beef and 50 percent Lean Beef futures and options contracts in July. There are five key factors that must be present in physical markets and futures contract specifications for futures contracts to become successful. The two l...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
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.