EWG Ears Boxed: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a report on antimicrobial resistance, and the Environmental Working Group (EWG) used an exaggeration of its content to achieve national media headlines by warning, "Superbugs Invade American Supermarkets." The FDA did not take kindly to EWG's effort and has issued damning criticism of it. The FDA called the EWG report "alarmist," stating that it oversimplifies the data and "provides misleading conclusions," that use of antibiotics in animals does not necessarily "reflect a danger to public health" and that there is no such thing as a "superbug." The real problem is that FDA could have ignored EWG altogether if the national media were not so lazy and alarmist themselves tha...
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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Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.