Too Bad for Ag In a surprise from the Biden Administration, Deputy National Security Advisor Daleep Singh said that the U.S. should negotiate more sectoral specific trade agreements and outlined new incentives under the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework to entice more buy-in from other countries. Saying anything about more liberalized trade ahead of the election seems like a risk. Too bad for agriculture though. Liberalizing access for agriculture usually requires comprehensive agreements where access to the big American market for goods is given in exchange for opening opportunities for U.S. farmers. Sectorals do not help ag. Tariff Impacts The Biden Administration finalized higher tariffs on EV’s, batteries and other goods from Chi...
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.