Wheat: Net sales of 868,600 metric tons for 2019/2020--a marketing-year high--were up 73 percent from the previous week and 95 percent from the prior 4-week average. Corn: Net sales of 1,709,400 metric tons for 2019/2020--a marketing-year high--were up 96 percent from the previous week and up noticeably from the prior 4-week average. Soybeans: Net sales of 1,430,600 MT for 2019/2020 were up 36 percent from the previous week and 18 percent from the prior 4-week average. Soybean Cake and Meal: Net sales of 83,500 MT for 2019/2020--a marketing-year low--were down 65 percent from the previous week and 53 percent from the prior 4-week average. Soybean Oil: Net sales of 28,000...
Key Takeaways: Dry bulk markets remain mixed with Capesize vessels seeing continued pressure from weaker demand while fixtures and rate strength gradually increases towards the smaller vessel classes. Tanker markets are pulling back from their recent highs as tonnage moves out of the Mid...
The Trump import plan for 300,000 MT of beef supplies used for ground beef, i.e., lean trim, from September through November has, according to Secretary Brooke Rollins, brought some relief to beef prices. The Executive Order states that the Secretary of Agriculture will analyze and review the m...
Key Takeaways: Texas illustrates the assumptions underlying the 2025 FMMO reform; Idaho exposes their limitations. The Southwest order blend (roughly 27 percent Class I, 32 percent Class III and 31 percent Class IV) exposes Texas producers to every lever USDA adjusted, with a near-neutral proj...
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.