War Escalation and Food Security President Joe Biden visited Kyiv yesterday where he accused Russia of trying to starve the world. The U.S. also expressed concern that China will begin supplying lethal aid to Russia. Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang warned that, “We urge certain countries to immediately stop fueling the fire. Stop shifting blame to China and stop touting 'Ukraine today, Taiwan tomorrow." Separately, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi visited Moscow, purportedly in advance of a visit later this year by President Xi Jinping. The West is increasing its sanctions on Russia and there is fear that the escalation of the war will constrain global food supplies and the availability of fertilizer. Foreign Affairs speci...
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...
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) enters its mandated six-year review on 1 July. The original intent of the review is outlined in Article 34.7, which obligates members to: Provide recommendations and decide on appropriate actions. Extend the USMCA for another 16 years and meet aga...
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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.