The House Rules Committee is meeting today to report out a rule on which amendments to the Farm Bill will be ruled in order during the floor consideration, and there have been 226 amendments filed for the House Farm Bill floor debate. As expected, nutrition spending is the focus of debate, as generally and specifically, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – formerly known as food stamps – is the topic of 52 amendments – almost one in four of the amendments filed. Those amendments run from restoring funding, to cutting funding further, to stripping nutrition out of the Farm Bill, to changing the name of SNAP back to the Food Stamp program, to changing the title of the Farm Bill to the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Ma...
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...
Key Takeaways: Argentina is on pace for a record corn crop and record exports in the current marketing year, with abundant supplies likely to keep the country highly competitive in global export markets. Argentina’s record exportable surplus is allowing it to offer highly competitive pri...
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.