Ending EU’s Big Ag The French government institution France Stratégie issued a report calling for a complete overhaul of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and not just a tweaking. The proposal calls for compensating farmers for their employment rather than for their agricultural production. It also emphasizes supporting their ecological contributions. While U.S. farm policy was formed in the 1930’s when abundant food surpluses hurt farm income, the CAP was created to solve post WWII food shortages. This proposal comes at a time when major producers are seeking to protect the current system against environmentalists that are demanding a pastoral form of farming. The shift from supporting production to employment and t...
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.