Transatlantic Agriculture’s Beating In the name of beating both China and climate change, U.S. and EU agriculture confront a diminished future. China commits to net zero CO2 emissions by 2060 and India professes to reach that goal by 2070, but Brussels and Washington want to act now to slow climate change. By agreeing this week to condition trade based on carbon content, the U.S. and Europe have staked a mutual future against the lower ambition actors that are not only soiling the planet but undermining the sustainability of Western economies that are more protective of labor and social welfare benefits. Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin understood the plan and skipped Glasgow altogether; lacking the power of China or Russia and playing...
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
Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.