The Heritage Foundation, a free-market think tank in Washington, DC, released a paper yesterday, “Promoting Free Trade in Agriculture,” which is part of the run-up to the congressional consideration of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and includes a number of recommendations.The Heritage Foundation, a free-market think tank in Washington, DC, released a paper yesterday,, “Promoting Free Trade in Agriculture,” as part of the run-up to the congressional consideration of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). It calls the pact “imperfect” but promising to offer “tariff liberalization benefits for U.S. consumers and agricultural exporters.” The paper notes that U.S. agricultural policy still provides protectionist measures through quotas, tari...
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.