Trade Negotiator Frustrations Much of the media coverage of the U.S. – China Phase One trade agreement has centered around Beijing’s commitment to fixed amounts of purchases of goods, services, energy and agriculture. But for U.S. trade negotiators, the focus should be on the technical obligations they’ve extracted from the Chinese. After all, it has been the technical barriers to trade that has most hindered sales. It is also the reason why the agreement is nearly 100 pages long. For example, USTR is proud of getting the Chinese commitment to take no more than two years to approve new GMO events. The section on DDGS is illustrative of the details in the agreement. In allowing DDGS imports from the U.S., China shall:...
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.