Officials in Argentina have determined the average protein content of the country’s 2017 soybean crop is below the 20-year average for the fourth year in a row, which is attributed to one set of factors but likely involves another reason. Argentine Soybeans Haver Low Protein Content Officials with the Cereal and Oilseed Industrial Quality Division of Argentina’s National Agricultural and Livestock Technology Laboratory have determined the average protein content of the country’s 2017 soybean crop is 37.1 percent on a dry matter basis versus the 20-year average of 38.4 percent. They indicated that it needs to be 37.5–38 percent to produce soymeal with a protein content of 46.5 percent.The lead scientist conducting the study attributed the...
What You Need to Know Today: The corn and soybean markets closed slightly higher in low-volume trade. The wheat market was mixed, with HRW continuing its downward trek on improved moisture. As expected, the bearish cattle on feed report drove down cattle prices and pulled hogs down with it. Mi...
Monday, 25 May is a U.S. holiday, and both the markets and our office will be closed. Please note that the next issue of Ag Perspectives will be published on Tuesday, 26 May. The WPI staff wishes everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend...
USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report was released today. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity amounted to 11.6 million head, 102 percent of last year. Source: USDA, WPI Placements were up, but part of that is attributable to persistent drought c...
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Communicating importance of value-added products
Facing increasing pressure to quantify the value of export promotion efforts to investors, a U.S. industry organization retained WPI to develop a quantitative model that better communicated the importance of exports. The resulting model concluded that value-added meat exports contributed $0.45 cents per bushel to the price of corn, increasing support for that sector’s financial support of WPI’s client. In addition to serving the red meat industry with this type of analysis, WPI has generated similar deliverables for the U.S. soybean and poultry/egg industries.