U.S. ag exports have benefited from strong global demand and also dovish monetary policy at home. The latter is about to change, though, and could impact the former.MY 2016/17 has seen a major increase in U.S. ag exports with the volumes for almost all commodities rising by double-digit percentages after a few slump years.In terms of value, exports of U.S. ag commodities are likely to reach their third-highest level this year (following 2013 and 2014, respectively).Low commodity prices are one reason for this with the volume more than offsetting per-bushel or per-pound values. However, another is the global economic growth that has been strong among the economies of major trading partners. That has also been a factor in the U.S. dollar fall...
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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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.