Pivotal TTIP/TPP Moment: The EU Council will vote Friday on the negotiation mandate to be used in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Pact (TTIP) with the U.S., and it seems certain to either cause a war within Europe over cultural protection, or saw the first leg of ambition off the negotiating table. Business and most political leaders recognize that deep integration of the two economies will require regulatory coherence in order for Western-based supply chains to more effectively compete with those in Asia. Indeed, some contend that TTIP may spur along negotiation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, resulting in a competition as to which transoceanic agreement will define the decades to come.The Gullible Rule: The M...
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...
From WPI Consulting
Infrastructure investment due diligence
On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.