THE OPEN November beans: 1 higher December meal: .40 lower December soyoil: 21 higher December corn: 1 1/2 lower December wheat: 3 higher The markets opened as called with profit-taking in oilshare a key feature of trade. Prices quickly set a new trading range high in beans in cautious trade. Wheat prices bounced back as well. Buy bean/sell corn trade was a fan favorite trade. The continuing sales announcements of beans to China helped the market to retain a firm tone, though Trump said in a speech yesterday that he called off the virtual meeting stating that he did not want to speak with China. Regardless, momentum traders are choosing to buy weakness that the comments may bring,...
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.