Over the past 13 years, relatively few Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have voted in favor of international trade, while Republicans have averaged around the 90th percentile. Yet, these voting patterns have contrasted with the viewpoints of their respective constituencies. Representing Who? Over the past 13 years, affirmative votes by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives in favor of international trade have been relatively few and volatile. Only 21 members voted for fast track in 2002, and just 15 voted in favor of the Central America Free Trade Agreement. By contrast, trade agreements with Australia and Bahrain managed to attract the support of a little over half the Democrats.Though some ideologically conservati...
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...
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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.