Donald Trump contends that bilateral trade agreements are better for the U.S., presumably because there is no dilution of America’s leverage from being the larger economic power at the table. However, there are other strategic factors in picking bilateral partners. Ethanol Policy Change Some suggest that the corn market has been dropping the past 24 hours because President Trump signed executive orders moving the Keystone XL and Dakota oil pipelines forward. However, more oil does not negatively affect the quantity of ethanol used but rather the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which requires 10 percent blends in gasoline. Perhaps more rightfully concerning is the past criticisms of ethanol by many new energy and environment officials in th...
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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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
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.