The recent weather patterns in India have affected the rabi corn harvest and the wheat crop. As a result, there are far-reaching implications domestically in terms of usage and financial considerations as well as for trade. Storms Damage India's Corn Crop India's corn end users wait each year for the rabi crop, possibly the most crucial production for their needs. The corn is harvested in April in a few states such as Bihar, parts of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. However, it seems unseasonal rains have taken a toll on the crop. The government of India (GOI) released an estimate 18 February 2015 that projected the production total at 6.51 MMT. Based on the trade numbers emerging now, though, it could be at most 5 MMT or les...
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...
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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...
From WPI Consulting
Communicating importance of value-added products
Facing increasing pressure to quantify the value of export promotion efforts to investors, a U.S. industry organization retained WPI to develop a quantitative model that better communicated the importance of exports. The resulting model concluded that value-added meat exports contributed $0.45 cents per bushel to the price of corn, increasing support for that sector’s financial support of WPI’s client. In addition to serving the red meat industry with this type of analysis, WPI has generated similar deliverables for the U.S. soybean and poultry/egg industries.