Broken Record For the eighth time, not the second or third, the U.S. has complained at the WTO that India violates national treatment when it comes to GM crops. New Delhi has approved the domestic commercial use of GM mustard and has long allowed the cultivation of GM cotton by Indian farmers. Yet it prohibits the use of GM seeds produced by other countries. Moreover, it refuses to provide any scientific justification for this prejudicial treatment. More inexplicable is why the U.S. bothers to complain since it clearly has no intention of taking the appropriate action, which is to file a dispute settlement case. Love Thy Brother Everyone has acquaintances with varying degrees of relationships. At the personal level, there are peopl...
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.