Members of Congress largely representing agricultural districts may be few in number, but the sector is a poster child for what many in the body see as the unfairness in world trade. Ag is Trade Poster Child Private sector meetings involving politicians speaking on trade negotiations have intensified in Washington as negotiators have moved more intensely and have begun predicting impending fruition. Today Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin), chairman of the powerful U.S. House Ways & Means Committee, spoke at one of these events and drew his red lines when it comes to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Considering Ryan's district is largely industrial and not agricultural (it ra...
What You Need to Know Today: The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at 3.75 to 4.0 percent Wednesday, with two officials dissenting in favor of a 25-basis-point increase. The Fed upgraded its assessment of economic growth from "solid" to "strong" but adopted a more patient approa...
Key Takeaways: Expected growth in U.S. soybean crushing capacity and output, driven by biofuel demand, will increase domestic soymeal supplies, with production growth significantly outpacing demand. WPI forecasts soymeal production increasing from 65.8 million short tons in 2026/27 to 70.5 mil...
Russian Grain Markets: 19–23 October 2026 The Russian grain market continued its recovery during the week, although prices remained volatile across regions. Wheat was notably bullish, while feed barley and corn were slower to appreciate, primarily because of weaker export demand amid logi...
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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.