At the end of the year, thoughts are turning to the future – not just 2022, but the longer term as well. USDA released its preliminary long-term outlook in November, and the final will be out in February at the Outlook conference. The European Commission has already released their long-term outlook. An interesting comparison is the forecast economic growth – a key factor for red meat exports. Overall, USDA’s baseline forecast presents a bullish outlook. The European Commission’s EU Agricultural Outlook for 2021-2031 is slightly less robust. The USDA baseline outlook has a 2022-2031 global GDP growth rate of 3.1 percent. The EU outlook has the average annual growth rate through 2031 at 2.7 percent. Both, however, are...
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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Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.