Meeting Like No Other There will be a G-7 meeting this weekend in Charlevoix, Canada that will be like no other. Donald Trump will square off against six other leaders with Emmanuel Macron and Justin Trudeau committed to aggressively challenging him. Trump relishes the moment. He will pound the table over the inferior trading position of the U.S. and openly make threats that contain hugely damaging consequences. He will mock Angela Merkel’s new commitment to pay 75 percent of what Germany owes to NATO’s defense instead of the current 62.5 percent. He will be more than a mere fly in the ointment. In contrast to his predecessors and his peers in the room, he will be long, brutish and nasty. The others will be indignant. Afterwar...
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.