Aggies See China Pain China has been the top market for U.S. agriculture since 2020 and its share in some products is overwhelming. For this reason, a coalition of agriculture groups wrote to the Congress’ U.S. Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party asking that the Middle Kingdom not be denied Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR). The Select Committee is looking at the entire trading relationship, including the de minimis threshold. Former President Donald Trump led the attack on China’s skewed trading policies and now his successor, President Biden, and most of the Congress are focused on the damage it imposes on American industries. They are not much focused on the benefits of the relationship because it lacks a b...
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.