Presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden announced his pick for vice president today, but the far larger question is what would he do about China? He has said he will eliminate Trump tariffs and work with allies to pressure Beijing but there should be skepticism about the effectiveness of that approach. Mr. Trump this week again urged the WTO to remove China’s self-designation as a developing country. Again, there is little likelihood of that changing. He could threaten to similarly declare the U.S. a developing country, which would highlight the audacity of the Chinese position. President Trump is a believer in leverage, and he has used it in every manner possible. Some say his battle with China over technology...
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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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.