Early this month, USDA proposed the Poultry Grower Payments Systems and Capital Improvement Systems rule, the third in a series of livestock and poultry marketing regulations. This proposal is targeted at regulating so-called tournament pricing systems for poultry This rule has been long in the making; it was promised in 2021 in President Biden’s Executive Order on promoting competition in the economy and was preceded by another regulation requiring more transparency in tournament contracts. The transparency rule, which went into effect in February, after being proposed in May 2022, requires poultry companies to disclose a myriad of data – including some not relevant to growers’ operations. But information such as annual...
There was heavy volume exiting soybeans, which dragged down the broader market today. The lack of a specific Chinese buying commitment for soybeans undermined speculators who had placed bets on state-directed trade. But even the Chinese do not totally ignore market fundamentals. They may still...
On Tuesday, 12 May, WPI reported on an Executive Order being prepared by the Trump Administration to suspend tariff rate quotas (TRQs) on beef from all exporters for 200 days as a means of addressing high beef prices in the United States. After considerable pushback from cattle producer groups,...
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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.