Inflation Pushes Liberalized Trade Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from TPP and imposed tariffs on trading partners. Joe Biden has proposed some new trade measures like IPEF, and maybe reducing some tariffs on China, but has not pursued market access negotiations. Inflation is the largest American concern and Republicans are expected to win the Congress this year based on such concerns. Thus, it is notable that Republicans in Congress are proposing inflation fighting measures that include their usual kit of reduced regulations, lower taxes and more energy production, but they have also returned to their political party’s roots of wanting new trade agreements. WTO Meeting Extension Observers are hopeful that the WTO extending i...
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.