The success or failure of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) in the U.S. Congress becomes more nuanced as senators try and add amendments that may or may not get tossed later in a conference with the House.The success or failure of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) in the U.S. Congress becomes more nuanced as senators try and add amendments that may or may not get tossed later in a conference with the House. Over 140 amendments have been filed, and the bill has already been changed to make religious freedom a new negotiating objective. Opponents like Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) appear determined to make this legislation a stinker.The effort is getting no help from Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. When discussing...
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.