Wheat: Net sales of 395,100 metric tons for 2019/2020 were down 24 percent from the previous week, but up 11 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Mexico (78,900 MT, including 30,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 100 MT), Nigeria (77,000 MT), unknown destinations (56,500 MT), Bangladesh (55,000 MT), and Japan (42,200 MT, including decreases of 1,500 MT), were partially offset by reductions for Indonesia (1,200 MT) and the Leeward and Windward Island (400 MT). Exports of 510,900 MT were up 5 percent from the previous week, but down 1 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Japan (118,800 MT), Mexico (100,800 MT), China (63,000 MT), Ind...
What You Need to Know Today: The corn and soybean markets closed slightly higher in low-volume trade. The wheat market was mixed, with HRW continuing its downward trek on improved moisture. As expected, the bearish cattle on feed report drove down cattle prices and pulled hogs down with it. Mi...
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USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report was released today. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity amounted to 11.6 million head, 102 percent of last year. Source: USDA, WPI Placements were up, but part of that is attributable to persistent drought c...
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Forecasting developments in production agriculture
On behalf of a private U.S. agricultural technology provider, WPI’s team generated an econometric model to forecast the movement of concentrated corn production north and west from the traditional U.S. Corn Belt. WPI’s model has subsequently provided quantitative support to a multi-million-dollar investment into short-season corn variety development. WPI’s methodology included a series of interviews with regional grain elevators and seed consultants. Emphasizing outreach and communication with stakeholders who possess intimate sectoral knowledge – on-the-ground insights – is a regular component of WPI’s methodologies, made possible by WPI’s ever-growing network of industry contacts.