The CBOT saw two-sided trade on Wednesday that was again heavily influenced by macro markets. Early weakness took corn and soybean futures below major technical support points, only to have those losses pared or reversed when the Bank of England announced a bond-buying program to stabilize the market. That sent the U.S. dollar lower, which supported CBOT ag commodities. Wheat was the upside leader on the dollar’s decline and additional threats from Russia and that market seems to be resuming its trend higher. Corn and soybeans, however, seem caught in technical and fundamental limbo, with Wednesday’s price action offering little clarity. Funds were on both sides of the market in corn and soybeans for the day but were net buyers...
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.