When it comes to biofuels policy and the White House, it is the same song but in a different key. The Biden White House is caught between two political base constituencies, environmentalists and labor. The groups are different than they were for the Trump Administration - agriculture and petroleum (which, granted included labor) – but the squeeze is the same. It proved impossible to balance the RFS and waivers from the RFS for the Trump Administration, and it doesn’t appear to be any easier for the Biden Administration. Delta Airlines is lobbying the Administration for a waiver of the RFS, or rather its employees’ unions are. In addition to the airlines, Delta owns merchant refiner Monroe Energy. Reportedly the company is...
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.
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...