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Healthier Diet Cost

Nutritionists advise eating more fruits and vegetables (F&V). On a calorie basis, F&V can be more expensive than a diet of carbs and fats so a trial program subsidized their use by some recipients of U.S. domestic food assistance. Policymakers are also considering limiting the number of less healthy food products eligible to be purchased using government benefits.  New data from USDA’s Economic Research Service reveals some anomalies in the F&V sector. For example, dried fruit is generally more expensive due to the cost of drying, but fresh raspberries at an average $6.61/pound are way up there. Fresh fruits and juices are generally cheaper but not definitively. Canned cherries cost more than frozen raspberries, desp...

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Going up with a Bang

A futures contract that persistently moves up or down by just a penny or two each day imposes its own burden on the market. While speculators are said to prosper from volatility, and sellers want higher prices and buyers prefer them lower, everyone prefers a story. Apparently, the cotton market...

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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.

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