G-7 farm ministers meeting in Miyazaki, Japan agreed on a communique with all of the usual window dressing. They worry about food security, the impact of the war in Ukraine, and they want to help developing countries. They even came up with a separate list of “Miyazaki Actions” that call for “diversifying supply chains by exploring ways to enhance local, regional and global food systems.” Somehow, they left out interstellar food systems. Who doesn’t want to diversify and enhance food supply chains? Maybe the G-7 members imposing trade restrictions. Japanese Agriculture Minister Tetsuro Nomura put a high threshold for outcomes from the Miyazaki Actions. He reportedly said it is expected to “trigger discus...
A federal appeals court paused a USITC ruling against President Trump’s use of Section 122 to impose 10-percent global tariffs. A bipartisan group of 80 House members asked USTR to investigate specialty crop imports from Mexico for unfair trade practices. India notified the WT...
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.