Proponents claim that Cuba’s agricultural imports from the U.S. could double this year to $500 million. They have increased by 72 percent in the first five months of this fiscal year, though from a low level. Nearly all the increase has come in one category, poultry meat and products, excluding eggs. Advocates of relational effort with Havana argue the reason is Cuba’s policy reforms that emphasize strengthening the sector and increasing foreign investment. Though if this were true, Cuba’s poultry industry would not be stagnant and food imports would become less necessary. Cuba did surprisingly abstain from voting censure of Russia in the UN General Assembly on the issue of invading Ukraine. Particularly since Russi...
Key Takeaways: On Friday afternoon, President Trump announced that Russia will “immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel” to the United States. The deal, typical of this administration, is light on details but promises an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 m...
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Forecasting developments in production agriculture
On behalf of a private U.S. agricultural technology provider, WPI’s team generated an econometric model to forecast the movement of concentrated corn production north and west from the traditional U.S. Corn Belt. WPI’s model has subsequently provided quantitative support to a multi-million-dollar investment into short-season corn variety development. WPI’s methodology included a series of interviews with regional grain elevators and seed consultants. Emphasizing outreach and communication with stakeholders who possess intimate sectoral knowledge – on-the-ground insights – is a regular component of WPI’s methodologies, made possible by WPI’s ever-growing network of industry contacts.