The CBOT was sharply higher after Friday’s agreement between Russia and Ukraine regarding a grain export corridor in the Black Sea was blown up – literally – one day later by Russian shelling of the Port of Odessa. The export agreement pressured futures on Friday and the weekend conflict – including renewed attacks in other parts of the country – sent futures higher on Monday. Traders are also bracing for another week of hot weather across the U.S. Midwest that will likely continue to work against corn and early soybean yields. U.S. corn and soybean conditions ratings slipped more than expected last week despite favorable rains across much of the Corn Belt. Corn ratings fell 3 percent and are steadily lagging...
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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.