As of today, there are 365 days until the 2020 elections. That will cast a big shadow on all Congressional activity from here on out. For the Presidential primaries, there are 91 days until the Iowa caucuses and 99 days until the New Hampshire primary. That could cast a big shadow on Congress’ schedule for the Presidential impeachment process. Last week, the House passed a resolution (232-196) that set out rules for the impeachment process. The vote included 28 of 30 House Democrats who represent districts that Trump won in 2016. That leaves up in the air how they might vote for actual impeachment charges depending on the outcome of the inquiry. That vote is more difficult than last week’s vote on what essentially w...
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...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
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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.