U.S. aggies would say it is technology that will limit progress by U.S. and EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiators next week when they meet in Brussels.Chinese Agriculture Minister Han Changfu was reportedly caught off guard by a reporter's inquiry at the National People's Congress as to whether he eats genetically modified food. The minister responded by saying he does, that it goes through rigorous safety testing and that China needs the technology for food security reasons. Meanwhile, the 6,000 crop scientist members of the Crop Science Society of America declared their endorsement of the safety of biotech crops and their opposition to mandatory labeling.Separately, U.S. aggies would say it is technology 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...
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.