THE OPEN July beans: 2 higher July meal: 2.00 higher July soyoil: 35 higher July corn: 8 higher July wheat: 10 higher The markets opened stronger than expected with all putting in a good rally led again by soyoil and corn futures on a combination of short-covering, bargain-hunting, and pricing. Good export sales lifted corn prices from the start of the session, while oilshare gained more ground. In news stories, US and Chinese trade representatives met, reconfirming their commitment to the Phase 1 trade agreement, which is now in its second and final year. The Chinese are asking for a roll -back of the tariffs put in place by the Trump administration as a pre-condition to negotiating the next...
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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.