The Argentine soybean market was active this week with trades for April-July at levels of 6 SN for April and May, 10 SN for June and 14 for July FOB. At this time, trades are estimated at 5-5.5 MMT, while farmers haven’t sold more than 5 MMT to the export sector from the 2016 crop of 58 MMT. Soybeans Brazil has already harvested more than 33 percent of the crop with good yields being confirmed. It is clear that there are plenty of beans in the market, and farmers are generally not selling any stocks at this time. It is estimated that they have already sold approximately 60 percent of production.February exports should be close to 4 MMT, although the final volume is still being determined. It is estimated that around 3.4 MMT of this went t...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
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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.