It should be noted that the reported eight-chapter text of the agreement has not been publicly released yet, so a reasonable, pragmatic politician can be excused from taking a position as is the case with several candidates.Back in August, we provided a rundown of the presidential candidates and their positions on the Renewable Fuel Standard. Now that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations are complete and the drive is on for congressional passage in 2016 as the presidential election nears, it seemed time to take stock of what the presidential candidates are saying. It should be noted that the reported eight-chapter text of the agreement has not been publicly released yet, so a reasonable, pragmatic politician can be excused from...
Key Takeaways: Dry bulk markets remain mixed with Capesize vessels seeing continued pressure from weaker demand while fixtures and rate strength gradually increases towards the smaller vessel classes. Tanker markets are pulling back from their recent highs as tonnage moves out of the Mid...
Key Takeaways: While soybean, palm, sunflower, and rapeseed oils dominate global vegetable oil markets, premium oils such as olive, avocado, coconut, and sesame command substantially higher prices due to their distinctive flavors, nutritional characteristics, and specialized culinary uses.. Ol...
Key Takeaways: The United States has steadily lost global wheat export market share since the 1970s, falling from the world's leading exporter to a projected fifth place in 2026/27. The rapid expansion of Black Sea wheat exports, driven by improved productivity and export infrastructure, has r...
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Communicating importance of value-added products
Facing increasing pressure to quantify the value of export promotion efforts to investors, a U.S. industry organization retained WPI to develop a quantitative model that better communicated the importance of exports. The resulting model concluded that value-added meat exports contributed $0.45 cents per bushel to the price of corn, increasing support for that sector’s financial support of WPI’s client. In addition to serving the red meat industry with this type of analysis, WPI has generated similar deliverables for the U.S. soybean and poultry/egg industries.