Florida produce growers who are tired of competing with Mexico have reportedly prompted the Trump administration into a policy for reducing trade and consumer choice. Drugless and Cureless A study by the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (DDEP) on antibiotic use in farm animals erroneously describes the problem, opines a solution and then fails to calculate the actual benefit. Converse to the DDEP’s view, the leading cause of antibiotic resistance afflicting humans is their own overuse and misuse. There is minor overlap in the antibiotics used in both humans and animals. The group’s assertion that farm animal antibiotic use in the U.S. is mainly for growth promotion is outdated, ignoring an FDA/industry agreement against...
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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WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.