Regional News The EU Commission has places restrictions on the import of Ukrainian wheat, maize, rapeseed, and sunflower seed into five member states (Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia) through 5 June 2023 to ease supply issues and local price depressions. The ruling allows the transportation of grain through these countries for export to third countries. In response to the EU Commission’s recent ruling on the import of Ukrainian products, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia have agreed to lift their individual measures restricting imports from Ukraine. The Black Sea export corridor agreement is set to renew in 10 days and concerns are growing about whether Russia and Ukraine will be able to strike ano...
Key Market Insights Geopolitical Limbo: Geopolitical risk remained a key driver across global commodity markets today. President Trump stated that the Iran memorandum of understanding is not yet final and warned that military action could resume if negotiations fail. Both sides continue w...
Key Takeaways: Drought remains a major threat to global agricultural production, particularly in regions with limited rainfall and growing water scarcity. Commercially available drought-tolerant traits in corn, soybeans, and wheat have generally delivered modest yield improvements, limiting th...
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.