Transatlantic Not Dead President Trump avowed to help Maine’s lobster fishermen who confront high tariffs in China and Europe, in part due to his own trade war efforts. He threatened tariffs on Europe auto exports, and he offered financial assistance to the lobstermen, in addition to expanding their fishing area. But in the end, it was standard quid pro quo trade negotiations that will lift the EU’s barrier to American lobster. To help the lobstermen, the U.S. will have to lift its duties on European products like prepared meals, crystal glassware, surface preparations, propellant powers, cigarette lighters and lighter parts. Surprisingly not on the list is Spanish olives, which had to be high on Brussels’ ask list. ...
What You Need to Know Today: China’s state-run COFCO, in statements on Tuesday, implied that U.S. corn exports were currently uneconomical but hinted that the Middle Kingdom would import 3.5 MMT of the feed grain this year, with 1 MMT likely sourced from the U.S. Another drone attack has...
Tanker-tracking data shows a smaller recovery in oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz than previously thought. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, speaking by video to an international energy conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, said that oil moving through the strait was back to 80 to 90 percent...
Key Takeaways: While soybean, palm, sunflower, and rapeseed oils dominate global vegetable oil markets, premium oils such as olive, avocado, coconut, and sesame command substantially higher prices due to their distinctive flavors, nutritional characteristics, and specialized culinary uses.. Ol...
From WPI Consulting
Forecasting developments in production agriculture
On behalf of a private U.S. agricultural technology provider, WPI’s team generated an econometric model to forecast the movement of concentrated corn production north and west from the traditional U.S. Corn Belt. WPI’s model has subsequently provided quantitative support to a multi-million-dollar investment into short-season corn variety development. WPI’s methodology included a series of interviews with regional grain elevators and seed consultants. Emphasizing outreach and communication with stakeholders who possess intimate sectoral knowledge – on-the-ground insights – is a regular component of WPI’s methodologies, made possible by WPI’s ever-growing network of industry contacts.