THE OPEN July beans: 3 lower July meal: .30 lower July soyoil: 34 lower July corn: 5 1/2 lower July wheat: 4 1/4 lower Prices started the day weaker with grains lower and the soy complex mixed. The path of least resistance remains lower as funds continue to actively sell corn and soyoil as energies weaken once again. Overall demand for crude remains down as the virus impact continues. Corn also trended lower on chatter that today's crop progress would show a stronger than expected planting pace with Midwest farmers able to get into the fields in between rain-drops. Beans gained on corn and meal on soyoil. At 10:00, export inspections were released as follows: beans: 5...
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.