Wheat: Net sales of 657,100 metric tons for 2018/2019 were up 40 percent from the previous week and 59 percent from the prior 4-week average. Corn: Net sales of 1,712,800 MT for 2018/2019 were reported for Mexico (623,200 MT, including decreases of 4,100 MT), Guatemala (161,400 MT), Japan (124,500 MT, including 124,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 70,400 MT), Egypt (110,500 MT, including 55,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), and Peru (92,900 MT, including 21,500 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 1,000 MT). Soybeans: Net sales of 870,700 MT for 2018/2019 were reported for unknown destinations (351,700 MT), Spain (104,600 MT, incl...
What You Need to Know Today: USDA reports are delayed until Tuesday due to the federal holiday on Monday. Over the weekend, President Trump announced a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Russia warmly welcomed and confirmed this ceasefire by conducting more strikes against Ukraine. Specific...
On Saturday, 10 October, at a campaign rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, President Trump said that the U.S. and Mexico would come to terms on a new trade deal, and he said Canada does not need to be part of the deal. Trump called the coming agreement with Mexico “great” but gave no d...
Key Takeaways: The United States has steadily lost global wheat export market share since the 1970s, falling from the world's leading exporter to a projected fifth place in 2026/27. The rapid expansion of Black Sea wheat exports, driven by improved productivity and export infrastructure, has r...
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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.