Bitter cold temperatures across the U.S. sparked a winterkill-worry-driven rally in the wheat markets on Tuesday. Both KC and Chicago markets posted 20+ cent gains for the day and are working towards trading range resistance. The strength in wheat helped corn move higher, but concerning weather forecasts for Argentina were also supportive to corn trade. The soy complex saw another contract high in soyoil while soymeal struggled to find either traction or interest, which left soybeans trading both sides of unchanged. Funds are thought to have been net buyers of some 9,000 contracts of wheat, 6,000 contracts of corn, and 5,000 contracts of soybeans. The latest weather models show the La Nina event in the Pacific Ocean strengthening, th...
What You Need to Know Today: Markets got a surprise with a corn yield of 181.2 bushels/acre in the October WASDE, above the average estimate of 177.6 bushels/acre and up from USDA’s September estimate of 178.5 bushels/acre. Although stronger demand is expected to absorb some of the addit...
Key Takeaways: On Friday afternoon, President Trump announced that Russia will “immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel” to the United States. The deal, typical of this administration, is light on details but promises an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 m...
The USDA has lowered its 2026 red meat production forecasts slightly while forecasting a slight increase in broiler production. Beef is now projected at 24.802 billion pounds, 75 million pounds less than in September. Cow slaughter is expected to be up; however, this will be offset by lower ste...
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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.