Agriculture Exception U.S. House Republicans are set to pass legislation today clamping down on border crossings but it required a last minute concession to the agriculture sector. The bill requires employers to use a government electronic verification system (E-Verify) before hiring to ensure that prospective employees have a legal right to work in the U.S. Since the majority of laborers in agriculture are undocumented, the bill was set to decimate the industry. Republican leaders capitulated and extended the time period for agriculture to comply and included language that Homeland Security must take into account how its enforcement impacts the sector. Sino Games USTR Katherine Tai is scheduled to meet her Chinese counterpart, Wan...
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...
From WPI Consulting
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.