Red Meat, Dairy Weighing in on Poultry Cages A group including the American Farm Bureau Federation, National Farmers Union, American Sheep Industry Association, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, National Milk Producers Federation, National Pork Producers Council and National Turkey Federation has sent a letter to Congress asking for opposition to costly and unnecessary animal welfare regulations pushed by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). The HSUS negotiated a deal with the United Egg Producers (UEP) last year that caught the attention of the rest of animal agriculture, which in principle would impact poultry battery cage regulations.Representative Kurt Schrader (D-Oregon) is preparing a bill that would codify the 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...
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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.