Last week’s win in the Netherlands by Gert Wilders was a stunning refutation of the Green Deal. The policy’s former protagonist in the EU Commission, Frans Timmermans, was relegated to a minority role with just seventeen seats. He had left his Commission position with the idea of running the Dutch government but instead backpedaled on his on Green Deal policies and ultimately lost big to Wilders. Now some European Parliamentarians are warning the Brussels’ intent to apply the Industrial Emissions Directive to Europe’s livestock production will force the concentration and standardization of the industry. These politicians warn that moving all livestock indoors to ensure closed cycle production will require capital tha...
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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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.