There have recently been promises by Argentine political candidates to remove export taxes on all crops except soybeans. The one certainty is the country will continue to lose market share unless existing agricultural policies are adjusted. Argentina: Politics versus Agricultural Production It is now a few months before Argentina's October 2015 presidential election, and the nation's agricultural sector is anxiously awaiting new policy developments. There is also uncertainty regarding issues such as low global commodity prices, an official Argentine government exchange rate that overvalues the peso against the U.S. dollar, high export taxes, expensive input costs and flooding problems. Such factors may change slightly, but the existence o...
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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.