Future of World Trade While U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai characterized the WTO as being on ‘thin ice” for a dispute settlement case declaring US. claims of national security an invalid basis for trade barriers, WTO Deputy Director General Anabel Gonzalez said the organization is needed now more than ever. Most respondents to WPI’s recent poll said that plurilaterals and non-market access initiatives like IPEF and APEP are the future of trade policy. Please respond to the latest survey asking what share of global GDP will be trade-based in 2030. Note that the World Bank says it was 60 percent in 2012, dropping to 56.5 percent in 2021. But now there is a geopolitical fracture between the U.S. and Europe in one ca...
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...
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) enters its mandated six-year review on 1 July. The original intent of the review is outlined in Article 34.7, which obligates members to: Provide recommendations and decide on appropriate actions. Extend the USMCA for another 16 years and meet aga...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.