Small Thought Soda Policy Kerri Toloczko of the Institute for Liberty, an organization that must be quite busy since it claims to be "dedicated to combating the petty tyrannies of government," notes the numerous small-minded policies being drummed up in California. In communities suffering from high unemployment, budget deficits and crime, she cites new rules being enacted against plastic shopping bags (litter), artificial turf lawns (global warming) and possibly foam food containers. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is now proposing a 16-ounce limit on the sale of "sugared drinks" through certain venues in an attempt to fight obesity.The first irony is Bloomberg's persistent reference to "sugared" drinks given that HFCS is predomin...
Key Takeaways: President Trump announced $8 billion in additional agricultural assistance through the Harvest Fuel Relief Program, as USDA projects farm fuel and oil expenses will increase 28.8 percent in 2026. The package follows $12 billion in earlier relief, while government farm payments w...
Key Takeaways: A student group from the University of Chicago is protesting to bring back onion futures trading. Trading in onion futures was banned in 1958 following a spectacular bout of market manipulation that resulted in a corner of the physical market. The ban on onion futures led t...
Beef packer margins deteriorated to $141/head last week, down $55 from the prior week as fed cattle prices strengthened while the Choice cutout remained nearly unchanged. The cutout held near $373/cwt while fed cattle prices climbed $4/cwt to $224/cwt, narrowing processor profits. Despite the d...
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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.