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Rollins versus Kennedy; Move Over Eggs; FSC and VAT

Rollins versus Kennedy With a vote of 72 – 28, Brooke Rollins became the 33rd U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and she achieved the fifth best Senate approval of Trump Cabinet members thus far. By contrast, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. received 20 fewer approval votes, and 20 more disapproval votes than she did in his bid to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy has said that he wants to end chemical agriculture and replace HFCS with cane sugar, among other oddball ideas. According to a Farm Journal survey, 90 percent of farmers believe RFK, Jr. is negative for U.S. agriculture.  Some in U.S. agriculture believe the sector has been too quiet in the face of RFK, Jr.’s ideas. Now that he is in power and should he p...

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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.

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