Immigration reform proponents have reduced spending on the issue at the same time conservative politicians have increased their rhetoric against illegal immigration. This would indicate opponents may have the edge in this mid-term election cycle. Immigration Stagnation The majority of U.S. farm workers are foreign-born and many are undocumented, which makes agricultural lobbyists in Washington big proponents of immigration reform. It is unclear, though, if reform will happen anytime soon. The Obama administration will reportedly soon unleash executive orders refining deportation procedures and broadening the amount of legal foreign workers. However, Democratic Senate candidate Michelle Nunn (Georgia) says the president should not use exec...
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.