House Ag Committee Chairman Michael Conaway (R-Texas) would like to have the farm bill on the House floor during the week of 14 May. He is hoping that all the farm meetings held in districts during the recent congressional recess will have helped tee up the bill for the House to consider. The coming days will be dedicated to the whip process of rounding up votes with its speed and outcome likely determining the legislative schedule. As previously noted many times, the two major program issues were cotton and dairy, top commodities for the districts of the chairman and Ranking Minority Member Collin Peterson (D-Minnesota), respectively. Those were fixed in February’s emergency appropriations bill, and that took some of the pressure off...
What You Need to Know Today: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured reelection on Sunday, defeating right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro despite trailing in the first round of voting. The surprise victory triggered a sharp selloff in Brazilian financial market...
The 2026 midterm elections are a week from tomorrow, but early voting has been taking place for weeks. At stake is control of Congress, including the House of Representatives, where all 435 seats are contested, and the Senate, where approximately one-third of the seats are up for election. Farm...
Key Takeaways: Total U.S. crop acres (excluding hay) are forecast to expand fractionally this year due to greater oilseed crop and winter wheat plantings. One of the key drivers of this year’s crop outlook is input costs, and crops with a lower cost profile have an advantage in producers...
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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.