Export Sales for April 22-28, 2022. Wheat: Net sales of 118,800 metric tons (MT) for 2021/2022 were up noticeably from the previous week and up 53 percent from the prior 4-week average. Corn: Net sales of 782,500 MT for 2021/2022 were down 10 percent from the previous week and 19 percent from the prior 4-week average. Soybeans: Net sales of 734,600 MT for 2021/2022 were up 53 percent from the previous week and 28 percent from the prior 4-week average. Soybean Cake and Meal: Net sales of 232,200 MT for 2021/2022 were up 14 percent from the previous week and 86 percent from the prior 4-week average. Soybean Oil: Net sales of 14,700 MT for 2021/2022 were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week aver...
Illuminating the value of technical research
On behalf of a commodity producer organization, WPI evaluated the outputs from a project that featured a $5 million investment into technical research over multiple years. WPI’s team captured the results of this extensive effort and synthesized them for presentation to the organization’s governing board; among the findings uncovered and presented for the first time was the development of genomic traits proven, via rigorous testing, to provide crop yield advantages of 50 percent or more to U.S. farmers in times of drought. Capturing measurable results from long-term efforts can be challenging. Educating clients on the dynamics of success measurement when quantifiable results are not readily available requires deep client-consultant collaboration and an ability to consider both near- and long-term client aspirations with market/policy dynamics – attributes that WPI brings to every consulting engagement.