Manipulated Eats The year ahead will be packed with various campaigns trying to change the human food consumption pattern. They will be funded by environmental groups, wealthy individuals, industry and governments. The anti-meat campaign will be in full gear in 2019, hoping to turn meat avoidance (Meatless Monday) into a sustainable and more comprehensive trend. One such organization in the campaign is called the EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet and Health. It asserts to be a “science-based” platform, both global and non-profit. To critics, it simply pitches an anti-livestock narrative based on flimsy epidemiological studies while ignoring a plethora of inconvenient data supporting the consumption of meat. United Kingdom...
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.