The state-by-state biotech labeling campaigns by technology opponents undermine the federal preemption on food marketing, and now the same is happening to pesticide policy. Sugar Weighs on Dairy and Poultry The U.S. government has negotiated a suspension agreement with Mexico that will prevent prohibitive duties of approximately $0.40-0.47 per pound being applied to sugar moving north. However, suppliers from Mexico are stuck with a limited market opportunity and ability to price competitively. Mexican sugar will be limited to U.S. demand above domestic production and imports from other tariff rate quota suppliers. Additionally, refined sugar must be priced at a minimum of $0.24 per pound ($0.20 per pound for other sugars). The question i...
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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Infrastructure investment due diligence
On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.