Farm Labor Competitiveness: Politicians in Washington have begun rallying around the concept of finally enacting immigration reform. The bipartisan Senate concept would provide an expedited path to U.S. citizenship for two groups: individuals who entered the country illegally, and farm workers. The argument made by supporters is that farm workers are essential for food and economic security and this group should be given priority treatment. Perhaps, but once this labor pool is on track to citizenship, it is likely to raise labor wage demands. Moreover, full American citizens have shown little interest in farm work, so this initiative will likely reduce the pool of farm workers.Add to the citizenship impacts the analysis in a recent editio...
Yesterday, Alberta held a referendum on whether to begin the process toward independence from Canada. With more than one million votes counted as of early Tuesday morning, around 77 percent supported remaining in Canada, and 23 percent voted to start the process of separation, according to unof...
What You Need to Know Today: Harvest pressure in the U.S. sent corn and soybeans lower as supplies increased and there were signs USDA’s upward revisions to yields in the October WASDE could be close to right. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine escalated over the weekend, with Ukrai...
Key Takeaways: India is excluding sugarcane juice, sugar syrup, and B-heavy molasses from its 2026/27 fuel ethanol procurement program to protect domestic sugar supplies, potentially shifting additional demand toward corn and rice. India’s corn consumption for ethanol has surged from jus...
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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.