UnCOOL Enough to be Changed: The final country of origin labeling (COOL) rule remains offensive to everyone, including groups supportive of the concept. Meat will have to be labeled in a manner certain to be unpleasant to urban consumers, such as "born and slaughtered in the U.S." There is a reason it is called ground beef and not ground cow. Meanwhile, imported meat will simply be called "product of country x." The language was made horrid enough in order to spark a legal change via the farm bill legislation currently making its way through Congress.Biotech Lessons: Genomics is a disruptive technology, exposing the disadvantages of traditional approaches in the life sciences. Even the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is recognizing...
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.