The House Agriculture Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow reviewing commodity groups’ perspectives on Title I crop programs. Scheduled to testify are the American Soybean Association, American Sugar Alliance, National Association of Wheat Growers, National Corn Growers Association, National Cotton Council, National Sorghum Producers, National Sunflower Association, National Barley Growers Association, U.S. Canola Association, USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council, USA Rice and U.S. Peanut Federation. Going into the 2023 farm bill, debate on the Title I commodity programs comes from a unique baseline perspective given the China trade war and resulting Phase One agreement and the COVID pandemic. The last farm bill was passed in 2018, and s...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
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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.