Supply Chain Situation; G7 Dreams; Job Killer Last week the Biden Administration issued partial results from analysis of critical supply chains under Presidential Policy Directive 21. The first tranche covered semiconductors, batteries, critical materials, and pharmaceuticals. The research now switches to six critical industrial base sectors, with one of them including agricultural commodities and food products. That report is not due until 24 February 2022. However, one of the recommendations in the first report was the creation of a Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force to focus on discontinuity between supply and demand. That task force would include the Secretary of Agriculture. G7 Dreams The G7 said it is seeking WTO reforms tha...
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.