Traders in commodity futures markets are always nervous, it goes with the territory. They are always fearful that something unforeseen will happen to harm their otherwise well thought-out positions. The only way some traders can relax is to even up and stay away from the markets, but even then they are afraid that they might miss some opportunities. We know one futures trader who claims that only since the advent of smart phones has he been able to take actual vacations. Now he can sit on a beach while still following and trading markets, if that truly qualifies as a vacation. It has been said that every successful trader in commodity futures markets must be paranoid. Perhaps that has changed in more recent times with the advent of...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. weather is getting more attention this week as conditions vary greatly across the western, central, and eastern corn belts, with the different regions battling dryness and too much rain simultaneously. The ProFarmer Crop Tour began today in Indiana and Nebrask...
Key Takeaways: Argentina is on pace for a record corn crop and record exports in the current marketing year, with abundant supplies likely to keep the country highly competitive in global export markets. Argentina’s record exportable surplus is allowing it to offer highly competitive pri...
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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.