The Senate Budget Committee is scheduled to pass its FY2018 budget plan tomorrow; and the House may take up its budget blueprint this week too. What does that mean for the 2018 farm bill?The Senate Budget Committee is scheduled to vote on its proposed fiscal year 2018 budget resolution tomorrow. Of course, once the panel adopts its fiscal blueprint – assuming it does – that resolution must also pass the full Senate. Then, it must be considered in conference between the Senate and the House with the House’s own version of the budget. The House Budget Committee passed its budget resolution back in July; the full House is likely to take up that legislation this week as well. The deadline for Congress to finish a budget, appropriations, and a d...
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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.