Princeton University Research Scholar Tim Searchinger might minimally be called a pain in the backside to the ethanol industry for past statements. He and others are back at it with an assertion regarding proclaimed greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions from bioenergy use. Senate Budget Votes and Prostitutes In a marathon legislative session, the U.S. Senate voted on 43 separate amendments in reaching final passage of a fiscal 2016 budget resolution. Few involved agriculture, none involved trade and there is zero impact on law. Seven Republicans joined Democrats in a majority vote for action on anthropogenic climate change, and then four Democrats joined Republicans in a majority vote against a carbon tax. A majority also voted to protect...
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.