The CBOT pared Monday’s gains on Tuesday as traders and funds finalized preparations and positions for the October WASDE report on Wednesday. Wheat saw the largest losses but still traded an inside day on the charts, thanks to Monday’s 50+ cent gains. Corn futures pulled back as well but did not stray far from the $7.00 mark. Soybeans managed to find small gains despite weakness in soyoil and two-sided trade in soymeal. Funds were slight sellers across the board for the day but are still clinging to a large long position in corn heading into tomorrow’s report. The weekly Export Inspections report was once again neutral corn and wheat and bearish soybeans. Soybean inspections were up sharply from the prior week, but YTD sh...
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.