Recession Risks Harvard University economist Martin Feldstein wrote this week in the Wall Street Journal that the U.S. is facing a severe economic downturn. The causes are rising interest rates and huge debt loads, and interest rates must go higher because a below-normal unemployment rate is going to spur inflation. Slowing growth in the rest of the world will contribute. Mr. Trump, whose trade war is part of the downward economic pressure, says electing Democrats in next month’s election will cause an economic downfall. By contrast, Allison Prang and Akane Otani of the Wall Street Journal write that there is short-term volatility around the midterm election due to uncertainty, but the third year of a presidency, even after a turnov...
What You Need to Know Today: USDA reports are delayed until Tuesday due to the federal holiday on Monday. Over the weekend, President Trump announced a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Russia warmly welcomed and confirmed this ceasefire by conducting more strikes against Ukraine. Specific...
On Saturday, 10 October, at a campaign rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, President Trump said that the U.S. and Mexico would come to terms on a new trade deal, and he said Canada does not need to be part of the deal. Trump called the coming agreement with Mexico “great” but gave no d...
Key Takeaways: The United States has steadily lost global wheat export market share since the 1970s, falling from the world's leading exporter to a projected fifth place in 2026/27. The rapid expansion of Black Sea wheat exports, driven by improved productivity and export infrastructure, has r...
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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.