GOOD MORNING, Prices are mixed to begin the morning. Wheat is higher this morning with the USDA reporting a sale last Friday of 165,000 mt of HRW for delivery to China, with 55,000 for 19/20 and 110,000 for 20/21. Corn is lower with the USDA cutting ethanol by 375 mln bu, balanced off a bit by higher feed. Funds are short and still looking to sell corn rallies. Beans are mixed, with USDA last Friday announcing 120,000 mt of beans sold for delivery to unknown, with 60,000 mt for 19/20, and 60,000 mt for 20/21. Beans still remain challenged on rallies as Brazil continues to fill up world demand. Brazil's April bean exports may be a record for April, according to Safras, which referenced strong shipp...
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...
Monday, 25 May is a U.S. holiday, and both the markets and our office will be closed. Please note that the next issue of Ag Perspectives will be published on Tuesday, 26 May. The WPI staff wishes everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend...
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.