Juncker-Trump Tête-à-Tête U.S. President Donald Trump opened his meeting with EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker today by saying a bilateral trade deal would be “good for everybody.” But will there be a trade deal? On the one hand, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire is arguing that the EU will not negotiate trade with the U.S. “with a gun to our head.” On the other, Donald Trump is calling opponents to his tariff leveraging approach as having “weakness” and a willingness to surrender to a global dynamic in which the U.S. gets “ripped off.” Trump feels good about his approach because despite its opponents, Juncker and others are coming to negotiate with him. La...
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...
From WPI Consulting
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.