Trade “Blowback?” The Trump administration is about to make decisions on import protection for several industrial products (steel, solar panels, aluminum), and the question is whether the level of protections will be moderate or aggressive. Some are warning of severe “blowback” from trading partners such as China if the White House takes an aggressive stance. In truth, the safeguards to be exercised are legal, but that doesn’t mean there will be no consequences from a country like China. It is notable that addressing China with the economic and geopolitical challenges it poses is one area where the American political left and right together with Europe are all in agreement. Separately, Royal Bank of Canada CE...
What You Need to Know Today: A third U.S. border crossing (Columbus, New Mexico) has reopened to Mexican cattle imports following nearly two years of restrictions related to New World screwworm. The reopening could gradually improve feeder cattle availability, although more than 60 confi...
Yesterday, the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released a new report of negotiated cash purchases of cattle under the mandatory price report. The report included Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas. The goal of the report was to solve the confidentiality issues e...
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...
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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.