Public Health President Xi Doubles Down on Zero-COVID, Port Cities Face Closures Heading into the 20th Party Congress, some observers were optimistically hoping for a pivot away from the central government’s zero-COVID strategy. Those ideas were quickly dashed during President Xi’s speech on Sunday, which kicked off this critical political gathering of China’s senior leadership. Xi directly defended the approach as being necessary to save lives and ultimately return the country to a sound footing both from an economic and public standpoint. According to a report from scientists at Fudan University in Shanghai, China could see as many as 1.6 million deaths without the virus curbs due to the fact that only about 1 million...
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.