Russian Grain Markets: 1-5 June 2026 During the week under review, the Russian grain market began showing the first signs of the new season. The shift became visible on export trading platforms as global bearish sentiment intensified, supported by improving crop expectations across Russia's southern wheat-producing regions. Exporters are already focusing on the upcoming harvest, while many farmers continue holding old-crop stocks in anticipation of higher prices. Russia's Asian regions remain closely linked to Kazakhstan and have mirrored the recent downward market trend. Grain production in Asian Russia has expanded significantly over the past decade, rising from approximately 3-4 MMT annually to 8-9 MMT. Exportable surplus from Siberia th...
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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.