Livestock Public Data Reflect Scale of Investment in Hog Sector In 2020 Based on recent public records from China’s securities exchanges and other sources, investment in new and restocked hog operations has expanded rapidly in 2020. The dual incentives of high prices and preferential government support have been key drivers, but even so, the gross figures are quite impressive. The latest estimates project total direct investment for 2020 to surpass the RMB 200 billion ($30.67 billion) mark, which is more than four times higher than in 2016. Back then the market was worried about oversupply and did little to expand its breeding herd. The result of this investment so far is that China has expanded its capacity by at least 180 million...
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Russian Grain Markets: 29 June-3 July 2026 The new marketing season has officially begun in Russia, although bearish sentiment has been concentrated in the southern regions closest to the Black Sea ports, where export demand has been weakest. Delays in grain deliveries to inland elevators have...
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.