Regional Update Argentina Political and Macroeconomic Situation The Argentine economy had a very complicated week last week. While the official exchange rate remains stable (approximately 130 ARS/USD) the alternative rates (financial dollars and blue dollar) rose to 320-330 ARS/USD. The recent change of the Minister of Economy did not bring certainty and economic policy is still unclear while the central bank is broken, and inflation is rampant. The suspension of importing goods, intended to avoid the outflow of U.S. dollars from the central bank, is starting to paralyze the economy due to lack of supplies. Already, some factories have ceased production and there are growing shortages on supermarket shelves. Amid all this, there i...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
We have described the long-term investment climate in crop and livestock production, using data primarily from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The data provided background on the current investment climate and outlook for agricultural capital formation. Our conclusion was that investment...
From WPI Consulting
Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.