Grain and soy complex futures markets are uninspiring these days with the exception of Friday’s reaction to USDA’s stocks and acreage reports. Yet there are quite a number of things kicking around presently that set them up for more action and increased volatility. Consider the following examples: - China’s Vice-Premier Liu and his delegation arrive in Washington today to continue high-level negotiations with U.S. officials, which could lead to an end to the dispute that has disrupted trade between the two countries. There are many rumors about the status of the negotiations. One news service claims an agreement is 90 percent done and that nailing down methods to verify compliance with its terms is about all that remains...
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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.