The world’s first autonomously produced crop has important implications for U.S. immigration policy while activists remain confused on the difference between proof and suspicion. Ending Labor Organized labor is opposing and agriculture groups are supporting newly introduced legislation in the U.S. House that would establish a year-round H-2C visa program for ensuring a steady supply of migrant farm workers. Opponents say the Agricultural Guest Worker Act of 2017 is bad for Americans because it guarantees low wages. Meanwhile, an Agricultural Outlook forum in Kansas City last week emphasized the same lack of skilled workers available to agriculture is hurting other American industries and the trend is likely to persist. Engineers in the UK...
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.