Issues Plaguing the Meat Industry From animal welfare to meat substitutes, the livestock sector faces many challenges. U.S. Meat Exports and the TPP The U.S. International Trade Commission’s (ITC’s) analysis of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) projects the biggest increase in U.S. beef, pork and poultry exports will be to Japan. Aquaculture and the Global Livestock Industry While the swine, poultry, beef and dairy sectors are the most important in the global livestock arena, aquaculture is a large and fast-growing part of that industry today. Competitiveness of EU Livestock The combination of extensive regulation weighing on margins and generally low price levels has already put the EU livestock sector in a crisis mode...
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Forecasting developments in production agriculture
On behalf of a private U.S. agricultural technology provider, WPI’s team generated an econometric model to forecast the movement of concentrated corn production north and west from the traditional U.S. Corn Belt. WPI’s model has subsequently provided quantitative support to a multi-million-dollar investment into short-season corn variety development. WPI’s methodology included a series of interviews with regional grain elevators and seed consultants. Emphasizing outreach and communication with stakeholders who possess intimate sectoral knowledge – on-the-ground insights – is a regular component of WPI’s methodologies, made possible by WPI’s ever-growing network of industry contacts.