Sorting Through the Hazards With over 100 million people and an investment grade rating, the Philippines is an important player in the global agricultural market. The Philippines: Helping Tear Down the Blendwall Limits for Ethanol The Philippines is the second-largest and fastest-growing market for ethanol exports as well as one of the few in the world that is truly short on supplies. The Philippines: A Key Market for U.S. Soymeal As U.S. soybean processors have seen a decline in domestic soymeal demand because of competition from DDGS and rapeseed meal, they have worked to expand the volume of exports. One market where they have been very successful is the Philippines. Fertilizer Use in the Philippines The Philippines’ fairly...
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Congress returned this week from its Fourth of July recess, with another break scheduled for the month of August, to face a busy agenda before adjourning for the August recess. Congress has several priorities, including the National Defense Authorization Act, a potential third reconciliation pa...
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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.