Gloss over Good News: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control issued its recent "Surveillance for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks – United States 2009-2010" amid little fanfare. However, journalist David Gumpert deliciously points out in Food Safety News that on a per annum basis, illnesses are down significantly by one-third. Touting a sharp reduction would be politically incorrect at a time when implementing the new Food Safety Modernization Act is supposed to be our salvation. The largest single source of illness is leafy vegetables (23 percent), with produce the largest single category bearing risk. So eat your vegetables.Ag Policy Angst: While politicians in Europe and the U.S. hark about helping the small farm, Xinhua News Agency reports t...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. weather is getting more attention this week as conditions vary greatly across the western, central, and eastern corn belts, with the different regions battling dryness and too much rain simultaneously. The ProFarmer Crop Tour began today in Indiana and Nebrask...
Unlike the 2022 fertilizer shock, today’s disruption is rooted less in rerouted trade flows and more in damaged production capacity, raw material constraints and uncertain recovery timelines. That makes this a longer-duration risk for U.S. agricultural producers and retailers who must sec...
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.