Russian Grain Markets: 16-20 November 2020 The Russian domestic wheat prices decreased in some regions (mainly southern) due to a decrease in export prices and CPT-port prices and a stronger ruble. In other regions the price increases slowed down. Barley and corn prices kept growing as they did one week earlier. Meanwhile, export milling wheat average price decreased to $255/MT FOB Black Sea. The average purchase prices decreased to RUB 17,700-17,900 /MT. Feed barley average export price grew to $217/MT FOB Black Sea, while the average purchase price decreased to RUB 14,700/MT CPT-port Black Sea. New harvest feed corn average export price grew to $238/MT FOB Black Sea. GEOGRAPHICALLY 3rd grade soft milling wheat prices decreased i...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
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.