Biofools Bull Market economists hate government policy intrusions and the requirement to blend biofuels ranks among the most egregious but there is curiosity in a recent related controversy. Vegetable oil has been under downward price pressures in part due to reports that the Biden Administration is developing blending targets that will be flat or declining to balance the interests of petroleum refiners and the clean energy agenda. First, this President claims to want to replace fossil fuels with cleaner energy so why would he slow the evolution of that process? The question is especially pertinent given the outcome of a court case regarding the small refiner exemption. While the crux of the case is whether EPA has the authority to grant w...
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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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.