Somewhat late to a flawed game, the World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending taxes and regulatory restrictions to halt the course of obesity in modern Europe. Just Kidding The spin coming out of the latest round of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations has spun a 180. Yesterday it was a threat to kick the recalcitrant Japanese out of the talks, and things were so bogged down that no new date had been set for more negotiations. Now the story is that U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman was not seriously considering Japan's departure, and negotiators successfully identified "landing zones" for almost 20 out of the 29 separate chapters of the prospective agreement. No future date for meeting has been set, although negotiato...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. weather is getting more attention this week as conditions vary greatly across the western, central, and eastern corn belts, with the different regions battling dryness and too much rain simultaneously. The ProFarmer Crop Tour began today in Indiana and Nebrask...
Key Takeaways: Argentina is on pace for a record corn crop and record exports in the current marketing year, with abundant supplies likely to keep the country highly competitive in global export markets. Argentina’s record exportable surplus is allowing it to offer highly competitive pri...
From WPI Consulting
Infrastructure investment due diligence
On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.