The FDA has come out with a plan for limiting veterinary pharmaceuticals that have human uses. In the end, the rule is somewhat of a relief to the meat industry. FDA Issues Feed Directive on Veterinary Antibiotics As Gary Blumenthal wrote yesterday, the FDA has come out with a plan for limiting veterinary pharmaceuticals that have human uses. This is formally known as the Final Guidance 213 for the Veterinary Feed Directive.We first covered this proposal from the FDA last year, noting that the judicious use guidance documents recommend, but do not require, that companies stop selling antibiotics that are medically important in human disease as growth promoters for animals. Two commonly used antibiotics would be penicillin and tetracycline...
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.