Farmers in the U.S. live in fear that a threatened or endangered species will be found on their property and adversely affect their operations. Now a federal judge has ruled a threatened prairie dog cannot receive protection under the ESA if it is on private property. Novel ESA Ruling Farmers in the U.S. live in fear that a threatened or endangered species will be found on their property and adversely affect their operations. Now a federal judge has ruled a threatened prairie dog cannot receive protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) if it is on private property. The private property aspect of the law has been extensively adjudicated in many courts, but disparate rationale has been used for its constitutionality. Case Western Re...
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.