Crop Insurance Challenge: Any angst over a U.S. Senate vote to reduce crop insurance benefits to the top 1 percent richest farmers seems overdone. Amendment cosponsor Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) was correct in asserting that a 47 percent premium subsidy is still very good when you have a large farming operation. More impactful and less likely to pass when the Senate comes back into session on 3 June is a $50,000 cap on crop insurance benefits. In short, this farm bill is likely to pass the Senate with very few substantive changes.Olive Oil Slick: Europeans are finally showing they've had enough of top-down regulation. The EU Commission was forced to reverse a rule that would have required restaurants to serve olive oil in non-refillable bottl...
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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.