Germany is considered the strength of Europe, but if its supermarkets reflect the will of the people, the future seems dull. The country's top supermarkets have reportedly told meat suppliers to stop using biotech feed by 1 January 2015. TPP Hopes Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe has reshuffled his cabinet and assigned Koya Nishikawa to lead the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries. Nishikawa previously headed the Cabinet Council in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, indicating Abe is serious about pushing through an agreement. Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Wendy Cutler travels to Tokyo next week to meet with her counterpart, Hiroshi Oe, specifically on the TPP agriculture component. TTIP Doubts...
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.