The present Congress has not accomplished very much in the nine months it has been seated in no small part because its members have been spending so much time attacking or defending President Donald Trump. The latest issue is a July phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian president Volodmyr Zelensky in which Trump asked President Zelensky to “look into” the private activities of former Vice President Joe Biden and his son in Ukraine implying that such an investigation could be a quid pro quo for a U.S. economic and military aid package for Ukraine. To ask a high ranking foreign official to investigate a potential 2020 election opponent is highly questionable behavior, and to imply that a needed aid package might...
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.