Transatlantic Provocations No one knows what to fully expect on 2 April and the launch of President Trump’s “Liberation Day.” Bill Reinsch at the Center for Strategic and International Studies observes that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum likely has the best three component strategy for countries dealing with Mr. Trump’s trade threats: 1) assert national sovereignty politely, 2) make modest concessions, and, most importantly, 3) let Trump win. The EU has delayed part of its retaliatory package and European officials are in Washington this week hoping to negotiate a truce. They are having to swallow the leak of derogatory comments by Trump officials characterizing Europe as free-loaders that Washington has to bail...
From WPI Consulting
Forecasting developments in production agriculture
On behalf of a private U.S. agricultural technology provider, WPI’s team generated an econometric model to forecast the movement of concentrated corn production north and west from the traditional U.S. Corn Belt. WPI’s model has subsequently provided quantitative support to a multi-million-dollar investment into short-season corn variety development. WPI’s methodology included a series of interviews with regional grain elevators and seed consultants. Emphasizing outreach and communication with stakeholders who possess intimate sectoral knowledge – on-the-ground insights – is a regular component of WPI’s methodologies, made possible by WPI’s ever-growing network of industry contacts.