The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a new cost estimate of the proposed Senate farm bill. Over the course of 10 years it would save $26.4 billion, or $3.4 billion more than the Ag Committee's original target. Over the five-year life of the bill, from 2013 to 2017, spending would be reduced by $10.6 billion. Commodity ($207 million) and Nutrition ($28 million) spending would actually increase in 2013 over the baseline before reductions come into play in 2014. Overall, the bill would spend $125 million more in 2013 than the baseline amount. Horticulture, Research, Crop Insurance and Forestry all would increase over the 10-year span of the bill by a total of $4.2 billion.As for commodity programs, there are no changes in 2013 proj...
What You Need to Know Today: Declining crop conditions ratings and shaky results from the Pro Farmer crop tour sent grains sharply higher on Tuesday. The Pro Farmer tour in Ohio pegged the state yield at 180.18 BPA, about 5.5 BPA below the tour’s 2025 estimate. Similarly, the Pro Farmer...
Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Egypt is the largest importer of Brazilian maize in the first six months of 2026. Egypt imported about 28.4 percent of maize exports, or about 1.7 million MT. Iran was the third-largest importer at 14.5 percent, or 900,000 MT, fol...
Based on a Depression-era statute, President Trump imposed 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion of exports to the U.S., or about 5.2 percent of the $383 billion worth of goods the U.S. imported from Canada in 2025, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Of that total, about $39.3 billion was agricu...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.