Trump Hits Europe Investment on both sides of the Atlantic fell dramatically following the U.S. announced ban on travelers entering from Europe. But why was the UK excluded from the ban? The infection and mortality rates from the virus are only slightly lower in Britain than in France. Some analysts say it is because the President has golf courses and other assets in the British Isles. After all, golf is one game that meets the criteria for social distancing. But it was notable that Mr. Trump had to quickly clarify that the ban was on travelers and not goods. That is because his anger at the EU is well known, and one senses that he would ban goods if it could be justified. Covid Diet The policy agenda to remake agriculture, includi...
What You Need to Know Today: President Trump claimed the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran was over, as both sides accused one another of violating the terms of the agreement. Commercial vessels are increasingly steering clear of the Strait of Hormuz as security risks escalate following Iran...
Key Takeaways: The CME Group is launching new 90 percent Lean Beef and 50 percent Lean Beef futures and options contracts in July. There are five key factors that must be present in physical markets and futures contract specifications for futures contracts to become successful. The two l...
WPI Grain Prices and Freight Rate App Note: you can also visit the app directly by clicking here. Supplemental Information The section below offers a concise view of the options available in the current version of the WPI FOB Price and Freight Rate app, along with a short “...
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Communicating importance of value-added products
Facing increasing pressure to quantify the value of export promotion efforts to investors, a U.S. industry organization retained WPI to develop a quantitative model that better communicated the importance of exports. The resulting model concluded that value-added meat exports contributed $0.45 cents per bushel to the price of corn, increasing support for that sector’s financial support of WPI’s client. In addition to serving the red meat industry with this type of analysis, WPI has generated similar deliverables for the U.S. soybean and poultry/egg industries.