Evidence-Based Consulting for Agriculture and Trade

We provide independent, evidence-based consulting for clients who need clarity in complex markets. Our work combines rigorous economic modeling with practical insight to help commodity groups, agribusinesses, and policy organizations anticipate risks, evaluate options, and design strategies that deliver measurable results.

We Make Complex Markets Legible

Bring structure to noisy data and extract clear market signals.
Distill trade, cost, and policy dynamics into forward-looking scenarios.
Translate complex modeling results into concrete, actionable insights.
Support export strategies, risk management, and investment decisions.
Deliver clarity that helps clients plan confidently across crops and regions.

What You Get

Reproducible models and documented assumptions.
Executive briefs and decks built for boards, agencies, and Hill staff.
Principal-led projects with sector-specific expertise.
Clear scenario logic, sensitivities, and audit-ready figures.
Rapid memos, workshops, and dashboards to align decisions fast.

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Meet our Ag Economy & Policy Experts

Clients & Collaborators

Capabilities

Market & Trade Intelligence

Evidence-based analysis to navigate demand, supply, and competitiveness across markets.

Trade flow mapping and market share diagnostics
Price transmission and elasticity analysis
Scenario stress-tests (tariffs, non-tariff measures, and logistics shocks)
Opportunity sizing for new/priority markets and channels
Country/customer segmentation and willingness-to-pay insights

Cost & Margin Economics

Quantifies costs, risks, and breakevens from production to port so decisions are grounded in numbers.

Cost-of-production and value-chain benchmarking
Breakeven, sensitivity, and margin-at-risk analysis
Input price and yield stress-tests; basis risk diagnostics
Capacity utilization and process economics (plant to sector)
“What-if” tools for pricing, contracts, and procurement

Policy & Program Advisory

Designs and evaluates programs that can withstand board, agency, and legislative scrutiny.

Impact assessments and benefit-cost analysis
Program design options (eligibility, triggers, targeting)
Distributional effects by region, sector, and firm size
Standards-ready documentation (executive brief + technical appendix)
Stakeholder talking points, one-pagers, and testimony prep

Data Products & Decision Tools

Delivers live, reproducible tools that keep leaders aligned on signals, scenarios, and KPIs.

Dashboards for prices, margins, exposures, and KPIs
Scenario toggles with assumptions you can audit
Automated data pipelines and reproducible code handoff
Interactive briefing decks and figure libraries
Executive workshops and rapid-response memos

Your Ag Economy & Policy Experts

Sandro Steinbach, Dr. Sc.

Principal, Agricultural & Trade Economist

Evidence-based strategy and structural modeling for policy and markets.

Structural/partial-equilibrium and scenario design
Trade, cost, and competitiveness diagnostics
Executive briefs and policy translation for decision-makers

Shawn Arita, Ph.D.

Senior Economist (Trade & Policy)

Trade rules, dispute contexts, and program design that withstand scrutiny.

WTO/NTM analysis and export exposure mapping
Impact assessments and benefit–cost analysis
Standards-ready documentation for commodity organizations and industry partners

Matthew Gammans, Ph.D.

Senior Economist (Ag Policy & Acreage Modeling)

Supply response and risk analytics that clarify land-use decisions.

Acreage response and climate–yield modeling
Breakeven, sensitivity, and margin-at-risk analysis
“What-if” tools for pricing, contracts, and procurement

Bring Clarity to Your Next Decision.

Our team helps organizations cut through uncertainty with transparent, data-driven analysis and actionable insight. Let’s design a focused engagement that delivers the evidence you need to move forward confidently.

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