El Nino continues to disrupt crop production around the world, and it is not done with Argentina. The country suffered a record crop falloff last season due to the weather phenomenon and now a similar pattern of dryness is impacting two-thirds of the wheat area. The result is a declining wheat yield forecast. Argentina’s wheat yield has been trending downward for many years. The area harvested and total production have slowly been trending upward, but not yield. This is important because yield reflects productivity gain whereas the area harvested simply reflects inputs. It is unclear whether the nation’s recent adoption of GMO wheat will impact the trend, but the trend may have impacted the policy change. Meanwhile, wheat area...
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CORN Argentina In Argentina, after several weeks of intense and frequent rainfall, weather conditions have improved, with clear days, dry cold, and wind supporting both soil and grain drying. Harvest activity has resumed; however, producers continue to prioritize soybeans, limiting progress in...
Update for 6 April 2025: Last year, users pointed out differences between the 5-year averages reported in this app and what USDA estimates in its weekly report. The difference exists because WPI calculates average based on the last 5 years of observations for the current week. In cases where ob...
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Infrastructure investment due diligence
On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.