The two major party presidential candidates have now named their running mates, and both have distinct records as well as positions regarding agriculture.Both major party presidential candidates have named their running mates; they are former Congressman and current Indiana Governor Mike Pence on the Republican side with former Virginia Governor and current Senator Tim Kaine on the Democratic side. Donald Trump introduced Pence as his running mate on 15 July and Hillary Clinton introduced Kaine as hers on 24 July.Kaine had an 83 percent vote rating by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) during the time of the 2014 Farm Bill when the average score for Democratic members of Congress was 58 percent. His priorities in the farm bill were...
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.