The Aquaculture Juggernaut Despite efforts by antagonists to end fish farming, its efficiency will keep it the dominant animal protein production methodology. Farmed Fish and World Peace Tension between wild-caught fish supply and demand is causing territorial conflict in Southeast Asia and could potentially create civil unrest elsewhere. Aquaculture is positioned to balance economic and environmental factors and help maintain world peace. Will Seafood Mislabeling in the U.S. Help Vietnam's Aquaculture Industry? Seafood mislabeling has led to tougher standards for imports into the U.S. as well as new traceability and sustainability standards from exporting countries, including Vietnam. Tilapia - The Second-Most Important Aquaculture S...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
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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.