Export Sales for August 5-11, 2022 Wheat: Net sales of 207,200 metric tons (MT) for 2022/2023--a marketing-year low--were down 42 percent from the previous week and 46 percent from the prior 4-week average. Corn: Net sales of 99,300 MT for 2021/2022 were down 48 percent from the previous week and 8 percent from the prior 4-week average. Soybeans: Net sales of 96,900 MT for 2021/2022 primarily for China. Soybean Cake and Meal: Net sales of 66,600 MT for 2021/2022 were down 27 percent from the previous week and 36 percent from the prior 4-week average. Soybean Oil: Net sales of 1,600 MT for 2021/2022 were up noticeably from the previous week, but down 12 percent from the prior 4-week average. ...
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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.