Ag Supports Trump Trade Policy The persistent question is, when will American agriculture stop supporting Trump trade policy given its deleterious impacts on the sector? The answer remains unknown, and today’s congressional hearing on the topic proved there is still a political understanding for its rationale. The House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture had just two witnesses today: Chief U.S. Agricultural Trade Negotiator Gregg Doud and USDA Under Secretary for Trade Ted McKinney. Notably, neither official received chastisement for the administration’s trade policy and instead heard strong support, including from the Democrats in charge of the panel. Chairman Jim Costa (D-Califor...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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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.