Governments should not crush the populist appeals of dissenters, but they must find a better way of responding to them. At minimum, this means achieving greater trust from the public than has been reached thus far.EU authorities rebuffed German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel by asserting the plan to complete negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) this year remains in place. Gabriel announced his conclusion that, "The negotiations with the USA have de facto failed because we Europeans did not want to subject ourselves to American demands.” He is correct in that the talks are unlikely to conclude this year, and American negotiators would concur that it is due to a lack of concessions from Brussels. However,...
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.