Refusing to be Boxed President Biden has likely done as much or more on the environment than any other White House occupant but that does not satisfy the zealots in the green lobby. He has refused to orchestrate the fossil fuel shortage demanded by some, and now he has spared the meat industry from some near-term pain. Responding to lawsuits that were filed a half dozen years ago, instead of acquiescing to environmentalists’ demands for immediate strict limits on emissions by large livestock operations (CAFO’s), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has partially kicked the issue down the road. It will form a panel composed of farmers, environmentalists, researchers, and others to assess the best course of action. Whi...
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
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.