Technical Barriers on Steroids A WTO report indicates that regulatory costs account for 14 percent of trade costs, but that share is about to get much higher. The proposed carbon border tax is just one of many process-based restrictions that are growing in number. California mandates the production standards used for eggs brought into the state from the Midwest. Germany’s agriculture minister has proposed the labeling of all food products containing any egg to carry information on the housing system used by the egg producers. The cancel culture mentality on every perceived slight is already attacking individuals and individual businesses and will soon have an evolving set of expectations for various products on the market, especially...
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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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.