THE OPEN November beans: 3/4 higher December meal: .10 higher December soyoil: 1 lower December corn: 1 1/4 higher September wheat: 3 higher Prices opened on a mixed note with more wheat prices trading downward while the soy complex traded lower. Traders were unwinding previous buy soy/sell grain trade. December soyoil futures found support at the lows of the day which lent support to oilshare, which remains the more bullish component of the soy complex. Beans took the brunt of selling as uncertainty continues over the status of China/US trade. The amount of buying activity is not enough to meet Phase One deals, and a reported high level conference call is scheduled between the US / Chi...
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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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.