Difficult negotiations go to the brink for a reason, and that dynamic is being revealed on numerous fronts. U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators are meeting this week, but the Americans are downplaying prospects while raising new headaches. The U.S. Navy is steaming through the South China Sea, and Washington is countering even the venue for a possible mid-March summit by Donald Trump and Xin Jinping. In transatlantic trade negotiations, the U.S. is accusing the EU of bad faith and awaits a Commerce Department report on automobile imports it will then use to threaten tariffs on European luxury makes. There will also be a fight over digital services taxes as policy differences are highlighted. Domestically, a comprehensive agreement is possi...
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.