In the Doha round of multilateral trade negotiations, several WTO members are apparently now receptive to dumping the "Swiss-formula" approach to agricultural tariff cuts agreed to in 2008. Doha Developments The 19th century American humorist and author Mark Twain famously said, "The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated." The same might be said of the Doha round of multilateral trade negotiations as several WTO members are apparently now receptive to dumping the "Swiss-formula" approach to agricultural tariff cuts agreed to in 2008. One remodeled approach would resort to a more traditional request-offer approach. That may or may not be as ambitious in outcome but would likely be perceived as more fair by various partici...
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...
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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.