Economists are debating the current geopolitical hand that has been dealt, and how best to play it. President Biden has made a major shift toward government directed self-sufficiency in critical minerals, automation, and decarbonation where validity gets hotly debate. At the same time, he has embraced protectionism and unionization, both inflationary concepts. But their choices in Europe are also controversial. The European system of health care and pensions boosted longevity, and the energy efficiency efforts have been world leading. At the same time, compound annual GDP growth in the U.S. has been three times faster. The mix of high taxes, labor unions, high unemployment and energy dependence on Russia have been a drag. Now the Con...
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.