The Black Sea market remained about unchanged last week for the old crop and about $2 firmer for the new crop. Two factors have helped the July/August price for Russian 12.5 pro to gain more than $5 in two weeks. Milling Wheat The Black Sea market remained about unchanged last week for the old crop and about $2 firmer for the new crop. The lack of farmer selling in general and the value-added tax (VAT) issues in Russia have helped the July/August price for Russian 12.5 pro to gain more than $5 in two weeks. There are no significant weather concerns in Eastern Europe, although the eastern part of Ukraine has been dry for an extended period, which might possibly affect the yields.The EU exported only 110,000 MT last week, bringing the total...
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Tanker-tracking data shows a smaller recovery in oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz than previously thought. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, speaking by video to an international energy conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, said that oil moving through the strait was back to 80 to 90 percent...
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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.