Business groups and trading partners are encouraging the Trump administration to back away from imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports under Section 232. They say wait for the outcome of a Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity. Stealing Steel Jobs Business groups and trading partners are encouraging the Trump administration to back away from imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports under Section 232. They say wait for the outcome of a Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity, which was established earlier by the G20. That forum is charged with developing a “substantive report with concrete policy solutions by November 2017.” However, the state-run entities most responsible for the overcapacity such as those in China are loathe...
Key Takeaways: Drought remains a major threat to global agricultural production, particularly in regions with limited rainfall and growing water scarcity. Commercially available drought-tolerant traits in corn, soybeans, and wheat have generally delivered modest yield improvements, limiting th...
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Forecasting developments in production agriculture
On behalf of a private U.S. agricultural technology provider, WPI’s team generated an econometric model to forecast the movement of concentrated corn production north and west from the traditional U.S. Corn Belt. WPI’s model has subsequently provided quantitative support to a multi-million-dollar investment into short-season corn variety development. WPI’s methodology included a series of interviews with regional grain elevators and seed consultants. Emphasizing outreach and communication with stakeholders who possess intimate sectoral knowledge – on-the-ground insights – is a regular component of WPI’s methodologies, made possible by WPI’s ever-growing network of industry contacts.