August is usually slow in the nation’s capital as lawmakers all leave town for the traditional recess. This year the schedule for the month is focused on three items.August is usually slow in the nation’s capital as lawmakers all leave town for the traditional recess or (as it also known) the district work period. This year the schedule for the month is focused on three items.First, Congress didn’t actually adjourn for the August recess. Under the Constitution, “... neither House during the session of Congress, shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days.” This year the House and the Senate did not reach an adjournment agreement, so both are in pro forma session. This means such a session, which typically only...
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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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.