Politics The Danger of Hot Rhetoric and Conspiracy Theories With President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo continuing to place blame on China for the novel coronavirus, the Phase One trade deal could be put in jeopardy. Secretary Pompeo’s recent television appearances where he has continued to insist the U.S. intelligence community has evidence that the novel coronavirus pandemic began as result of a well-known Wuhan infectious disease laboratory’s problematic risk management controls has been met with pushback from allies and infectious disease experts. For its part, China’s leadership and general public view this as another instance of cultural disrespect and a belittling of Asian people. President Xi Jinping...
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.