New Chinese Feed Regs The U.S. is typically the big seller of soybeans in the 4Q as harvest comes in and Brazilian stocks thin, which is impacting the Chinese swine sector. As Gary Blumenthal wrote yesterday (click https://www.worldperspectives.com/articles/ratification-prospects-farm-country-situation-farm-animal-situation), the state-run China Feed Industry Association has proposed that the required/regulated protein level in both swine and broiler feed be reduced. Feed protein standards in China have been in place since 2008. The proposal calls for a lower minimum crude protein level for feed as well as a maximum level and is open for comment until 15 October. The new proposed standards (especially at the low end) are generally lower th...
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...
From WPI Consulting
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.