China Won’t Eat American Senior USDA agricultural attaché Michael Ward lamented Chinese barriers to U.S. food exports at today’s annual Agricultural Outlook Forum. He noted that China imposes nonscientific technical barriers, applies “mercantilist” policies and has preferential trade agreements with U.S. competitors that disadvantage American exporters. All the panelists at the session struck a hopeful note that working with China would open opportunities for U.S. exporters with one saying that it wants good food and America produces good food. However, there is no monopoly on “good” food around the world, whereas there is intense geopolitical competition between Washington and Beijing. Thr...
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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.