Planning for Hunger A study in the journal Science models out the impact of a warmer climate on plant pests and warns temperate northern climates that insects will be the largest factor causing a decline in crop yields. The report is important because Malthusian technophobes in Europe are concurrently constraining the use of both plant biotechnological solutions and the use of agro-chemicals. The journal study is reinforced by a more self-serving report funded by CropLife International that notes how EU agricultural productivity has stalled amidst a political process in Europe that limits technology adoption. The upside is that entomophagy will increase in popularity. Trade Policy in Congressional Campaigns U.S. Republican Senate...
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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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.