Rather than change the underlying offending Cargo Preference requirement, the U.S. government is proposing to pay $90 million annually to American-flagged shipping companies for not carrying food aid overseas. Science at Risk in Democracy U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-California) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) have reintroduced legislation requiring manufacturers to place warning labels on food packaged with plastic containing bisphenol A (BPA). The U.S. Food & Drug Administration asserted last year that extensive research leads to the conclusion that "BPA is safe at the current levels occurring in foods." In a new book entitled Science and Democracy, it is noted that the discipline of science accompanied by the freedom and transpa...
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.