Attack on Institutions Donald Trump campaigned in 2016 against the institutions of government and called for “draining the swamp.” Now his opponents campaigning for the 2020 contest are attacking the institutions of the private sector economy. Various candidate positions involve opposition to 99 percent of the automobiles because they run on petroleum, and they want to break up the tech companies as well as agribusiness. EU CAP Divisions Many in the EU leadership support making the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) more focused on environmental achievements, but they can’t agree on how to accomplish it. Some say greening obligations have to be mandatory to be effective, but others warn that farmers are already bu...
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
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.