Regional News France has detected the highly pathogenic bird flu virus on a farm in the northern part of the country, officials said on Saturday. The news comes after several other European countries have detected outbreaks this fall. Russian wheat farmers continue to face dry conditions but huge financial incentives to plant, given rising domestic wheat and food prices. Russia’s troop build-up on its border with Ukraine is continuing and remains a low-odds-but-high-impact threat to world grain markets. WPI continues to see a low probability that Russia will invade, given the international blowback the country incurred after its last invasion in 2014. What could be different this time, however, is that European co...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.