President-elect Donald Trump says he is going to stop China from “taking our jobs” and has hired a bevy of fellow China-bashers to execute the plan. Beijing has not been completely evil, and simply imposing tariffs against Chinese products is an overly blunt and dangerous policy response. Trump Case Against China President-elect Donald Trump says he is going to stop China from “taking our jobs,” and he’s hired a bevy of fellow China-bashers to execute the plan. Beijing has not been completely evil, and simply imposing tariffs against Chinese products is an overly blunt and dangerous policy response. Nonetheless, some of China’s narcissistic practices are so endemic that it is difficult to know where to begin. Sam Khan is a foreign nationa...
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.