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The Non-Sucralose-Coated Sugar-High; Ports are Princely; Future of Ag

The Non-Sucralose-Coated Sugar-High A recent poll indicating President Biden is in some reelection trouble even against Donald Trump doesn’t change the fundamental context for U.S. trade policy. Both politicians have now embraced protectionism on behalf of manufacturing labor. While Mr. Biden has long been a defender of labor unions, conservatives are now listening to Oren Cass who argues it is important for nations to make things, and future economic performance is guided by the breadth of goods produced and their sophistication. Behavioral economics was groundbreaking. Free traders are absolutists, but people do not follow pure economics doctrinaire, nada neither do countries. Regardless of the net benefits, to save free trade, it...

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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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