Leadership of the bipartisan caucus has sent a letter to other members of Congress asking that they join the group to support renewable energy production through a variety of products, new technologies and research.The bipartisan House Biofuels Caucus is recruiting new members for the 114th Congress. According to a "Dear Colleague" letter sent by the caucus leadership, "keeping Members and staff informed on developments in the biofuels industry and working to ensure policy continues to reflect the importance of biofuels in the United States will be key goals of the Caucus." The letter, signed by Representatives Rodney Davis (R-Illinois), Collin Peterson (D-Minnesota), Kristi Noem (R-South Dakota) and Dave Loebsack (D-Iowa), asked members of...
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.