U.S. agriculture is a major beneficiary of the TPP, but the sector is only really important in a minority of congressional districts. The rest of the business community is half-heartedly embracing the agreement but with a caveat TPP Handwriting U.S. agriculture is a major beneficiary of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), but the sector is only really important in a minority of congressional districts. The rest of the business community is half-heartedly embracing the agreement but with a caveat that there are things it would like to see fixed. There was little enthusiasm in the House chamber this past Tuesday night when President Obama mentioned it in his State of the Union address. Meanwhile, key players are suggesting it is better han...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
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.