Agroecology’s Day in Court The economists at USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) calculated that the EU’s Farm to Fork initiative would result in reduced use of agricultural inputs, which in turn would cut production and increase prices. By contrast, researchers published a report in the journal Science Advances that agriculture can be diversified, inputs reduced and the ecosystem improved without compromising yield. The use of multiple meta-analyses, plus second-order meta-analysis on thousands of studies sounds credible, but is it too good to be true? Of the nine researchers involved, 66 percent had terms in their titles such as ecology, agroecology, environmental, sustainability, and biodiversity. That raises...
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...
From WPI Consulting
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.