Members of Congress have demanded that Japan agree to zero tariffs on agricultural products, but they apparently will not be getting their wish. Tokenism Equals Failure Key members of Congress are working on a revised approach to Trade Promotion Authority and trying to respond to the challenging demand from colleagues who want currency manipulation addressed in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. Members have also demanded that Japan agree to zero tariffs on agricultural products, even if over a long phase-out period. They apparently will not be getting their wish, because it is being reported in Japan that the Obama administration asked that the tariff on beef be capped at 9 percent and the pork duty cut by 90 percent, but...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. weather is getting more attention this week as conditions vary greatly across the western, central, and eastern corn belts, with the different regions battling dryness and too much rain simultaneously. The ProFarmer Crop Tour began today in Indiana and Nebrask...
Key Takeaways: Argentina is on pace for a record corn crop and record exports in the current marketing year, with abundant supplies likely to keep the country highly competitive in global export markets. Argentina’s record exportable surplus is allowing it to offer highly competitive pri...
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WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.