Markets were all slightly higher during the first half of the Sunday evening session and then faded as the sun began rising to finish lower. Soybeans and soymeal then reversed that trend this morning. General Comments Markets were all slightly higher during the first half of the Sunday evening session and then faded as the sun began rising to finish lower. Soybeans and soymeal reversed that trend this morning to trade higher much of today with corn and wheat lower. USDA announced the sales of another 261,000 MT of soybeans to China and 126,000 MT to unknown this morning.The next major hurricane is Maria, and she is building strength rapidly with Puerto Rico apparently the primary target area. Today’s forecasts then push the storm north an...
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...
Monday, 25 May is a U.S. holiday, and both the markets and our office will be closed. Please note that the next issue of Ag Perspectives will be published on Tuesday, 26 May. The WPI staff wishes everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend...
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...
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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.