Leveraging India A U.S.-India Trade Policy Forum scheduled for this week has been postponed due to the lack of progress on bilateral trade negotiations. India has bureaucratic, economic and political constraints to granting improved market access for U.S. farm products and pharmaceuticals. However, it is also the largest beneficiary of the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), garnering $5 billion worth of annual trade benefits. The Trump administration can be expected to use GSP as leverage to obtain a more balanced trade relationship with India. Leverage is the only way that India will concede anything. Defining the Transatlantic Problem EU Ambassador to the U.S. David O’Sullivan reportedly stated this week that a...
The corn and soy complex closed higher, with the wheat market mixed, as winter wheat closed up but spring wheat and livestock ended lower. Part of the strength for corn and soybeans may have been a weather premium, as crop planting has started out fast but warm weather has been slow to develop...
Real GDP grew at a 2 percent annual rate in the first quarter of 2026, slightly below the consensus expectation of 2.3 percent but above the 0.5 percent growth in Q4 2025. The GDP number matches the average annualized pace of growth since the peak back in late 2007, right before the Financial P...
Reflect for a moment on what you eat. There is a lot of advice out there in the ether about what you should eat, but really, what do you currently eat and how much? The good people at the USDA have some data for you, to help you answer that question. USDA says that we eat quite a bit of meat. L...
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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.