Business groups and trading partners are encouraging the Trump administration to back away from imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports under Section 232. They say wait for the outcome of a Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity. Stealing Steel Jobs Business groups and trading partners are encouraging the Trump administration to back away from imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports under Section 232. They say wait for the outcome of a Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity, which was established earlier by the G20. That forum is charged with developing a “substantive report with concrete policy solutions by November 2017.” However, the state-run entities most responsible for the overcapacity such as those in China are loathe...
Key Takeaways: U.S. soybean crushing began in 1911 and saw its most rapid expansion during the 1930s amid the broader agricultural and technology revolutions of the time. After peaking in the early 2000s, the soybean crushing industry went through a downturn as poor crush margins forced...
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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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
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.