Amid the second surge of coronavirus infections, the U.S. presidential election is next Tuesday, 3 November. No matter who wins, the election results will raise more questions than it will answer. Joe Biden is the heavy betting favorite to become the next president. But so was Hillary Clinton just before the 2016 election, and we all know how that turned out. The 2016 experience makes political pundits nervous and cautious as they predict a Biden victory. President Trump’s style of being erratic, confrontational, and inconsistent is well known. But despite his lengthy background in Congress and as Vice-President in the Obama administration, how Joe Biden would operate as President of the U.S. is not clear. During the campaign he has...
What You Need to Know Today: USDA reports are delayed until Tuesday due to the federal holiday on Monday. Over the weekend, President Trump announced a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Russia warmly welcomed and confirmed this ceasefire by conducting more strikes against Ukraine. Specific...
On Saturday, 10 October, at a campaign rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, President Trump said that the U.S. and Mexico would come to terms on a new trade deal, and he said Canada does not need to be part of the deal. Trump called the coming agreement with Mexico “great” but gave no d...
Key Takeaways: The United States has steadily lost global wheat export market share since the 1970s, falling from the world's leading exporter to a projected fifth place in 2026/27. The rapid expansion of Black Sea wheat exports, driven by improved productivity and export infrastructure, has r...
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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.