Counter-Offensive Needed: Conventional agriculture and biotechnology will continue to be the soft-bellied target of the activist community until the latter begins to be questioned by the media. As this week's issue of Nature makes clear, activists have the upper hand by playing to fear. The media simply regurgitates what the activists feed them, much of which is wrong but contains "legitimate sounding" research. Reporters simply repeating the charge that something is a "dangerous product" makes them at best a parrot and more appropriately a fool. The industry needs to get to advertisers and editors with the myriad of official government studies that should be the objective standard on which to judge the sector.WPI's David Gregg notes that...
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...
From WPI Consulting
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.