Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Minister Oleksiy Pavlenko announced the grain harvest forecast on 7 September 2015, which he noted will be 255 percent of domestic consumption. As a result, a substantial volume will be available for export. Russian Grain Markets Harvest Update Over 77.4 MMT of grain were harvested from 30.1 million hectares as of 7 September 2015 (64.1 percent of the target) compared with 80 MMT from 29.2 million hectares as of the same date a year ago. This specifically included 52 MMT of winter and spring wheat from18.3 million hectares (68.1 percent of the target) and 15.3 MMT of winter and spring barely from 6.5 million hectares (73.5 percent of the target). Additionally, 1.1 MMT of corn were harvested from 210,000...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
Key Takeaways: With the fall calf run now upon us, producers are finally getting a glimpse of what their realized profits will be for 2026. Some producers may have already obtained a strong estimate of 2026 revenues, especially if calves were forward sold in, for example, the mid-summer...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
From WPI Consulting
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.