SPREADS May crush trades lower to 63c/bu while oilshare trades up to 35.67%. March/May beans traded into a 2 1/4c to 3 1/4c carry, the lowest level since last August. July/Nov bean inverse trades lower as well, down to 1.68c from 1.75 1/2c. Jul/Dec meal inverse trades from $45.70 down to $42.70. July wheat/corn trades from 1.06 1/2c to 1.07 1/4c. July/Dec corn slips to 71 3/4c from 74 1/2c, with May/July trading down to 8 1/4c inverse from 9 1/2c. PALM OIL May closed up 18 ringgits at 3,540 ringgit/mt. AmSpec Agri Malaysia reported exports for Feb. 1-20 at 697,794 mt, 10% higher than the prev. month. NEWS Stocks are on the defensive this AM trading down 200 pts. Crude oil stil...
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.