Paying for Greener Food The drive toward conditioning food imports on sustainable farming practices is frightening developing countries and thus provoked the concern of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. European Member of Parliament Herbert Dorfmann (EPP-Italy) thoughtfully notes that consumers are going to have to be willing to pay the higher cost of food produced with fewer inputs per the Farm to Fork edicts. Voluntarily paying more rarely works but if Amsterdam can restrict the amount and type of holiday lights on display, presumably some governments can dictate the food that is eaten. Perhaps not in France where Minister of Agriculture Julien Denormandie rejects greener cell-cultured meat, saying “meat come...
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.