TPA is dead, long live STA. When a concept is in trouble, public relations experts start rebranding. Evolving Acronyms TPA is dead, long live STA. When a concept is in trouble, public relations (PR) experts start rebranding. The original moniker on an expedited process for congressional consideration of trade legislation was straightforward; it was called "fast track." When that became sullied, Congress passed "Trade Promotion Authority" (TPA) with the same underlying procedural outcome. Now Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) is rebranding it as "smart-track" (aka STA?).The chairman announced his legislative approach before the anti-free trade American Apparel and Footwear Association with the ironic assertion that tra...
Key Takeaways: Dry bulk markets are mixed with Capesize rates seeing solid gains while Panamax values slipped on a growing tonnage list. Supramax and Handysize vessels were stronger, though all sectors remain vulnerable to the seasonal dip in rates through Q4 and into Q1. Falling water l...
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Key Takeaways: India is excluding sugarcane juice, sugar syrup, and B-heavy molasses from its 2026/27 fuel ethanol procurement program to protect domestic sugar supplies, potentially shifting additional demand toward corn and rice. India’s corn consumption for ethanol has surged from jus...
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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.