The food sector overflows with idealism, and while one person, one vote makes sense in democratic politics, an equal vote by all shareholders in an economic enterprise regardless of skin in the game is a recipe for disaster. World Turns The latest round of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations concluded in New York with participants emphasizing the progress that has been made. The EU reportedly cut its geographic indicator (GI) demands by three-quarters, and the U.S., which had been criticized by Brussels for a less than ambitious market access proposal back in January, now says it wants zero tariffs across the board. However, Europe considers 10 percent of products to be too sensitive for liberalization. This...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.