Equity traders have an adage about the tendency for stocks to enter a lull during the summer. “Sell in May and go away” has been a staple for years but would have certainly been poor advice for the grain markets this year. Since the beginning of the month, July corn futures have rallied 67.75 cents, July soybeans are up 37.25 cents, and July SRW wheat has gained 78.5 cents. The rallies have been driven by (of course) the delayed planting across the Midwest and fund short covering. Commercial selling has been active at new market highs and has capped some rallies. The question now becomes whether commodity traders should “Buy in June and sing a tune” (hey, it’s not easy making up adages on the fly). The fundame...
Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve is located on the northeast coast of Unguja, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Town. The reserve is an important biodiversity spot in the coral rag zone. The forest reserve is rich both in faunal and floral species. The faunal species r...
Fabiana is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, native to dry slopes in western South America.[1] They are evergreen shrubs or subshrubs,[1] with needle-like leaves and profuse tiny tubular flowers in summer. The common name is false heath because the leaves superficially resem...
An Ankylosaurus lumbers along the shore of what’s now eastern Montana. Walking low to the ground, the dino uses its flat, leaf-shaped teeth to tear at ferns lining the water. Suddenly, a shadow looms over the herbivore—a Tyrannosaurus rex is hungry. But Ankylosaurus won’t be a...
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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.