Prop 12 Challenge When the U.S. Congress passed Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) in 2010, the Vice President Joe Biden declared it a “big [expletive] deal.” U.S. livestock producers now believe it is a big expletive deal that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear their complaint against California’s Prop 12 dictating hog production methods. The Humane Society says it is confident the Court will uphold the right of individual states to enact laws protecting animals and public health and safety. Farmers say it is a violation of the Commerce Clause that holds only Congress can regulate interstate commerce. They also note that the California pig raising requirement is arbitrary and not based on any science. The case is a big ex...
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...
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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.