Brussels has been increasingly providing administrative flexibility to EU member states, including the current effort to make the planting of biotech crops (and thus U.S. seed sales) subject to local discretion. Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) Selective Local Sub-central coverage is a core objective for Brussels in government procurement talks as European companies seek access to the nearly $2 trillion in product and service purchases made each year by nearly 90,000 state and local governments in the United States. At the same time, Brussels has been increasingly providing administrative flexibility to EU member states, including the current effort to make the planting of biotech crops (and thus U.S. seed sales) subj...
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.