Russia at U.S. Political Conventions Russia's trade regime officially changes over to the WTO's better standards on Wednesday, but U.S. industry cannot benefit until the U.S. Congress passes a bill granting full rights to Moscow (PNTR). Despite the rants against lobbyists in Washington, the Republican and Democratic political party conventions to be held respectively at the end of August/first of September provide perfect venues for pushing legislators to act when they return to Washington. Although the conventions currently receive $18 million apiece in taxpayer subsidies they are nonetheless hugely entrepreneurial affairs. The parties solicit uncapped donations from corporations, unions and others. Moreover, a provision in the Senate...
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.