THE OPEN Jan. beans: 3/4 lower Dec. meal: .10 lower Dec. soyoil: 18 lower Dec corn: 1 3/4 higher Dec wheat: 2 higher Prices begin the day higher with beans placing new contract highs along with corn. Soyoil prices attempt to follow the other markets but find more selling pressure. Weaker outside markets cast a shadow over prices in general, with crude oil trading lower. Goldman Sachs is bullish commodity prices seeing a pull over the next few years from China, and a move towards inflation. Crude oil, however, remains weak and is normally a barometer of where commodity prices are headed. With the appearance of further covid-cases, the specter of inflation seems far away. ...
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.