In the past, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) was structured as an honest broker between federal agencies seeking to find consensus on difficult trade issues, but President-elect Donald Trump will now create a National Trade Council (NTC) within the White House. Media Smorgasbord President-elect Donald Trump likes competition amongst his advisors, and that includes the trade policy area. In the past, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) was structured as an honest broker between federal agencies seeking to find consensus on difficult trade issues. This did not always work as intended since the “A List” cabinet officers at State, Treasury and Defense could always intercede directly with the president. Supporters of U.S. agricultural tr...
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.