Traceability for Antibiotics in Feed Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Congressman Henry Waxman this week announced that he will introduce the Delivering Antibiotic Transparency in Animals (DATA) Act. The bill would require drug manufacturers to provide comprehensive information to FDA on how their drugs are used on farms. The legislation would also require reporting by feed mills for the first time, requiring feed mills to submit data to FDA on the types, purposes and quantities of antibiotics being given to animals through feed. U.S. COOL Deadline WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy has appointed an arbitrator to announce the deadline for the U.S. to comply with the WTO ruling against the U.S. country of origin labelin...
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...
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.