Boost for Green Protectionism France and Germany have agreed to tie the COVID economic recovery funding to an expedited adoption of Green Deal measures that may or may not help the Bloc’s near-term growth. In addition to stepped up environmental protection, the plan calls for reshoring and boosting Europe’s “sovereignty” over “critical” supplies. The plan would impose border measures against products from other countries deemed unworthy while boosting state aid for coveted industries. Partially driving the shift is the defection of French members of Parliament from President Emmanuel Macron’s party to a new group advocating social and environmental justice. However, it is unclear that nationalizati...
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.