Transatlantic Technical Barrier Mashup Brussels is reportedly and understandably cautious about trade negotiations with the Trump administration. Worse, there is a huge chasm about what will even be negotiated. Washington wants to talk about agriculture and technical barriers; Brussels not so much. However, technical barriers are the EU’s specialty with GIs an example. Now there is even an effort for judicial endorsement of extraterritorial application of Europe’s right to be forgotten in the virtual world. The irony of France seeking a tax on large U.S. technology firms is that IT is the one sector providing outsized growth in Europe. Accessing big data and then its manipulation is the foundation for advancing everything from...
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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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.