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Two Big Things; Trumpenomics

Two Big ThingsJust days before Christmas 2024, two big things happened that impact U.S. agriculture. On their way home for the holidays, members of the U.S. Congress passed a one-year extension of the farm bill. Farm groups were disappointed for a number of reasons, including the fact that expanded year-round use of E15 ethanol was dropped, and the Ending Agriculture Trade Suppression (EATS) provision addressing California’s Prop 12 was not enacted. The more favorable development was a USMCA dispute settlement panel ruling in favor of the U.S. on all seven challenges to Mexico’s GM corn ban. There are two notable observations on these matters.The first relates to California. The Supreme Court previously refused to take up a multi-state chal...

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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.

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