Mexican Desperation Populist Mexican Deputy Agriculture Secretary Victor Suarez is facing a losing case in a USMCA dispute settlement case over GM corn as evidenced by his latest desperation move. Claiming the U.S. has no evidence to support the safety of GM corn, he demanded a joint scientific effort to study the health impacts of GM Corn. The U.S. refused and so he declared Washington unwilling to cooperate. The safety of GM corn has been settled science in multinational fora for decades. The U.S. is not going to concede to a joint study when it has the facts on its side. The challenge to Mexico is to prove otherwise. The demand for joint studies is a signal of self-doubt on this point, otherwise bring the contrary evidence to the panel...
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...
From WPI Consulting
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.