Congress is back for the lame duck session, and the Representatives- and Senators-elect are in Washington for orientation. Wherever there is a group of politicians, there is a group of people jockeying for position, which in this case means committee assignments, chairmanships and leadership posts.On the House side, both Chairman Frank Lucas (R-Oklahoma) and Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-Minnesota) are expected to retain their positions on the Agriculture Committee, but the subcommittees are not so stable. Even before the election, Rural Development and Research Subcommittee Chair Tim Johnson (R-Illinois) and Nutrition and Horticulture Subcommittee Chair Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio), plus Conservation Subcommittee Ranking Member Tim Holden (...
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.