While Donald Trump has now been housed for many days at the Mar-a-Lago complex in Florida, the next three months are critical to the shape and substance of his presidency.Trumpville has now been housed for many days at the Mar-a-Lago complex in Palm Beach, Florida. Per the New York Times, when cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post built the estate in the 1920s, she envisioned it “as a future winter retreat for American presidents.” Its current owner is Donald Trump, and it is unlikely that this period has been a winter vacation for him. The next three months are critical to the shape and substance of his presidency.Inauguration: Before the first day in power even starts, there is an amazingly complex ceremony and celebration to choreogr...
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.