The White House was to hold a meeting today, chaired by Vice President Pence, to discuss more options on price relief for Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs). The attendee list was changed to involve only administration appointees and staff (no elected officials, including members of Congress) together with representatives of the ethanol and merchant refining industries. However, the meeting was then cancelled. Some refiners do not sell final blended fuel, which includes biofuel and petroleum. They only make gasoline, heating fuel, diesel, and jet fuel, selling it to an entity that then blends in the ethanol or biodiesel. Under the statute, these merchant refiners nonetheless are “obligated parties” that must comply with th...
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.