Speaking Truth to Power In an interview with the Nikkei, Japanese Foreign Trade Council Chairman Shoei Utsuda astutely explained why his country should join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). He acknowledged that it would "inevitably entail pain," but it would catalyze deregulation and stoke domestic economic growth. Indeed, the primary benefit of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is said to be the way it forced reform of Mexico's domestic policies. Utsuda also correctly noted that Japan ending the use of nuclear power would expose the nation to the much larger risk of full dependence on volatile external markets for its energy needs. More Hollow Threats Karel De Gucht has been the EU's trade minister for nearly two yea...
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...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.