THE OPEN July beans: 12 higher July meal: 1.40 higher July soyoil: 50 higher July corn: 5 higher July wheat: 5 higher The markets opened higher with prices responding more to technical support and resistance levels, with more open short-covering in corn, and a continuation of higher oilshare. Beans opened higher, but buyers were not chasing a rally given the push to contract lows this week. Still, shorts were put on notice after it was reported in news wires that China could be preparing to purchase an estimated 10 mmt of beans, 20 mmt of corn, 2 mmt of soyoil, and 1 mmt of cotton in an effort to shore up its reserves. Market strength was met with some skepticism, as traders were not wil...
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...
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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.