In the last few years, food retailers in Europe have shifted away from requiring that the pork and poultry meat they market be fed only with non-biotech feed ingredients as the new marketing approach is to cite their products as being more sustainable. NOPA January Soybean Crush Falls Below Analysts' Forecast Today's National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) soybean crush report for January showed the volume crushed by NOPA members for the month fell to 156.943 million bushels (4.27 MMT). That was not only below the record 165.384 million bushels (4.5 MMT) in December, but also below the average forecast of analysts surveyed by Reuters of 162.4 million bushels (4.42 MMT).The NOPA report indicated the average oil yield in January was...
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.