Changing Policy Focus Elections have consequences and usually that means a change in policy focus. Congressional Democrats complain that President Trump has played too light of a hand on countering human rights abuses, including unfair labor practices. Some of the same critics that decried characterizing the loss of steel and aluminum manufacturing capacity as a national security threat, now want to give that same categorization to climate change. Trumpers asserted that meritocracy rather than ethnicity or skin color should determine appointments but now Bidenists insist that symbolism is important. In that vein, the latest rumored possibility as USDA chief is Arturo Rodriguez, long-time leader of the United Farm Workers. Rodriguez checks...
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.
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...