The New York State Congress of Parents and Teachers has apparently decided to jump the shark by literally opposing GMOs in school meals, citing overwhelmingly rebuffed poppycock. Dumb Food for Dumb Parents We’ve written before about the “Real Food for Kids” campaign, a sort of Family Guy/Homer Simpson (satire) approach to food that has suckered in numerous parent-teacher organizations (PTOs) on what should be served in the school cafeteria. As one leader of the movement announced, “If we can’t pronounce it, we don’t want it in our food.” Okay, Officer Barbrady. Now comes word that the New York State Congress of Parents and Teachers has decided to jump the shark by literally opposing GMOs in school meals.Among its uneducated charges is tha...
What You Need to Know Today: After a period of limited activity, USDA reported a sizeable 613 KMT in soybean export sales, including 330 KMT to China and 283 KMT to unknown destinations, potentially also China. The purchases represent a meaningful pickup in demand and bring China closer to ful...
Key Takeaways: Consumer spending is a key driver of the U.S. economy, and the latest retail sales data indicate that spending remains robust despite inflation. In September, total retail and food service sales rose more than 6 percent year-over-year, with food service spending up 7 percent and...
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...
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.