A pro-active liberalization agenda in Geneva by Russia would be out of character, and so its proposal on foreign investment is underwhelming, yet still unique. Trump Undermines Trade In the run-up to this week’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Donald Trump was asked what would be his counterpart’s motivation for addressing North Korea’s nuclear proliferation. He reportedly responded, “I think trade is the incentive. It is all about trade.” So, the president who declared unfair trade as the villain undermining America would concede to continued trade barriers by China in exchange for a few less North Korean missiles?Some in the economic sphere of American policy making have long fretted that the dominance of the State and Defens...
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...
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.