The EU is providing member states with near-term flexibility in blending together the goals of greening agriculture and yet producing more food and German Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir does not like it one bit. Özdemir has the unique position of being a Green Party member running an agriculture ministry, which means he is getting squeezed between farmers and his environmental base, and Brussels is not saving him. However, most other member states are backing the flexibility being provided by Brussels, recognizing that current high food costs are a large political liability. He confronts a contentious meeting this Thursday where he will plead with Germany’s regional agriculture officials not to sacrifice sustainabil...
A federal appeals court paused a USITC ruling against President Trump’s use of Section 122 to impose 10-percent global tariffs. A bipartisan group of 80 House members asked USTR to investigate specialty crop imports from Mexico for unfair trade practices. India notified the WT...
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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.