Russian Grain Markets: 27 September-1 October 2021 Pricing trends of the previous week persisted: wheat and barley domestic prices increased moderately in the European part of Russia and significantly in the Asian part, especially in the Ural region. New harvest domestic corn prices continued to decrease. Export milling wheat average price decreased slightly to $307/MT FOB Black Sea. Average purchase price decreased slightly to RUB 16,400/MT CPT-port Black Sea. Feed barley average export price remained stable at $265/MT FOB Black Sea; average purchase price remained at RUB 15,100/MT. Feed corn average export price increased to $268/MT FOB Black Sea while average purchase price decreased to 14,400/MT CPT-port. GEOGRAPHICALLY 3rd gr...
Energy: Fewer Routes, More Pressure Brent crude is back above $100, while WTI has closed higher for seven consecutive sessions as multiple supply routes come under pressure and the market runs out of workarounds. U.S. forces destroyed five Iranian crude-oil carriers Tuesday after Iran attempted...
Key Takeaways: Sunflower oil is a major global vegetable oil despite its relatively limited presence in the United States, with sunflowerseed containing substantially more oil than soybeans. Russia and Ukraine sit at the center of the global sunflower oil market, together accounting for 57 per...
Russian Grain Markets: 31 August – 4 September 2026 The Russian grain market continued its bearish trend during the first week of September, with ample stocks and weak demand keeping pressure on prices. At the same time, Russian exports are undergoing a structural shift as traders increas...
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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.