North Korea is ignoring Beijing by firing off missiles and holding Malaysians hostage after being caught red-handed in an assassination in their country. That and other issues makes laughable the assertions by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Chinese Chuckles North Korea is ignoring Beijing by firing off missiles and holding Malaysians hostage after being caught red-handed in an assassination in their country. That and other issues makes laughable the insistence by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that the U.S. and South Korea must stop their military exercises and his claim that Beijing is leading the world against economic protectionism. Former Clinton administration chief trade negotiator Charlene Barshefsky says the U.S. needs to emp...
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.