The Trump administration’s FY 2018 budget proposal is expected this week, but the lack of political marketing is curious.The White House is scheduled to release the president’s FY 2018 budget this week. True to form, the Trump administration is again flouting political convention with the president out of the country when this is scheduled to occur. Such a release is typically a very coordinated affair, complete with policy events to highlight proposed budget changes along with appearances by cabinet officials on the Sunday political talk shows beforehand. However, this did not take place.The budget plan will also be competing in the news with the bigger story of the president’s first and unconventionally long foreign trip. The White House...
What You Need to Know Today: China’s state-run COFCO, in statements on Tuesday, implied that U.S. corn exports were currently uneconomical but hinted that the Middle Kingdom would import 3.5 MMT of the feed grain this year, with 1 MMT likely sourced from the U.S. Another drone attack has...
Tanker-tracking data shows a smaller recovery in oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz than previously thought. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, speaking by video to an international energy conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, said that oil moving through the strait was back to 80 to 90 percent...
Key Takeaways: While soybean, palm, sunflower, and rapeseed oils dominate global vegetable oil markets, premium oils such as olive, avocado, coconut, and sesame command substantially higher prices due to their distinctive flavors, nutritional characteristics, and specialized culinary uses.. Ol...
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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.