The industries eligible for this new federally-facilitated investment fund include bio-manufacturing, advanced energy production, local and regional food systems, improved farming technologies and other cutting-edge fields.First, the promise of agricultural biotechnology attracted billions in capital to the agri-food sector. This was followed by bullish commodity prices that attracted money funds into the futures market at never seen before levels. Lately, consumer demand for attributes in food products and general concerns about food safety have spurred investment in trace and tracking technology. Then came the many highly-publicized federal programs to invest in alternative energy, including those that went bankrupt like Solyndra, a solar...
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...
Key Takeaways: Expected growth in U.S. soybean crushing capacity and output, driven by biofuel demand, will increase domestic soymeal supplies, with production growth significantly outpacing demand. WPI forecasts soymeal production increasing from 65.8 million short tons in 2026/27 to 70.5 mil...
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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.