Wheat The Argentine wheat harvest has reached 48.1 percent of the expected area, with weekly progress of 9.4 percentage points, with efforts primarily focused in the central agricultural region. Standing crops are transitioning from late grain filling to physiological maturity, with 80.7 percent of fields rated in normal/excellent condition. Yields obtained this week in both core regions ranged from 300–400 kg/ha above initial expectations. Initial evaluations in the southern agricultural region also show results exceeding estimates by 300–600 kg/ha. If these values are confirmed as harvesting progresses, the production forecast could increase, potentially surpassing the current market estimate of 18 MMT. The Buenos Aires Grain Exchang...
Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.
What You Need to Know Today: A case of New World Screwworm was detected in Texas, the first in the U.S. since 1966. With cases creeping closer to the U.S. border, it was only a matter of time. APHIS confirmed that larvae were detected in the umbilical area of a 3-week-old calf in Zavala County...
WPI recently completed an expansion of our methodology for estimating and forecasting U.S. and global soybean crushing margins. The new approach incorporates the energy market’s expanding influence on the oilseed sector and the structural changes in global biofuel demand. This report is i...