Tax on U.S. Consumers Under the threat of even larger antidumping duties, Mexico agreed to the demand from Washington that its tomato shipments northward be priced higher and face inspections. U.S. tomato imports from Mexico will be subject to floor prices of $0.31-0.59/pound. American consumers are being required by their own government to pay Mexican growers more than the market requires. Even worse, 92 percent of the shipments will be subject to quality inspections. Quality is already ensured by the demand for it from consumers and, therefore, retailers. As described by Fresh Produce Association of the Americas, the inspections are imposed as a nontariff barrier. A statistically valid inspection method would require looking at only a sm...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
From WPI Consulting
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.