Purchases are Real China's Vice Premier Liu He and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer spoke last night, and the result is bullish the market. While both sides recommitted to the Phase One trade deal the bullishness is the result of stepped up Chinese purchasing and what appears to be a real commitment to it. Reuters quotes an unnamed agricultural trader from a China state-owned company saying, “they think we are going to keep buying from the U.S., at least before the election takes place. And we will." The phone call also involved China’s efforts on structural changes such as protecting intellectual property rights and ending impediments and forced technology transfers but it is the purchasing of U.S.-made goods that i...
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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Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.