Nina Teicholz, author of New York Times bestseller The Big Fat Surprise, asserts that the bias against meat had its origins in a 1961 report from the American Heart Association advising against saturated fats, and that it gained momentum from the sustainability argument in the 1970s. Author Calls Dietary Guidelines Unconscionable Nina Teicholz, author of New York Times bestseller The Big Fat Surprise, was in Lincoln, Nebraska this week speaking at the American Meat Science Association conference. She noted that the first Dietary Guidelines Report from the federal government was published in 1980 and "that is the date the obesity epidemic in America really took off." According to Teicholz, Americans have been told they are "lazy and glutto...
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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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.