Pigs Better than People House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-Pennsylvania) says he will take the proverbial bull by the horns in the Prop 12 versus EATS animal welfare debate. The Supreme Court allowed California’s Prop 12 to prevail because there was no federal statute with which it conflicted. The Animal Welfare Act requires minimum standards for commercial animals, but it is far less robust than food safety, for example, bred for commercial sale; used in research, teaching, or testing; transported commercially; or exhibited to the public. States are quickly enacting provisions that will explode case law. For example, Delaware just enacted a definition of "abuse" to mean animal cruelty that...
What You Need to Know Today: There has already been a strong run of flash soybean sales announcements in recent weeks, but more than 1.4 MMT reported this morning is an exceptionally large single-day total with major implications for the market. If the sales to China and unknown destinations w...
On Friday, at 6:57 AM, President Donald Trump announced, via a social media post, a 90-day window during which up to 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef could be imported outside of tariff-rate quotas—a move aimed at bringing down costs for American consumers. This is the secon...
From WPI Consulting
Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.