Weather and Crops Rain continued to fall across Argentina last week, especially over the central-northern part of the agricultural region. More rain in the area in addition to all of Uruguay is forecasted for tomorrow. The maps below show details about where the rain fell, the forecast for Friday and soil moisture levels.The barley harvest is progressing and the effect of the region's climate conditions has started to appear. Big areas have been harvested and yields thus far are lower than expected. Specifically, farmers were expecting about 4-5 MT/hectare, but yields from the northern and western parts of the Buenos Aires province are only 1.8-2.5 MT/hectare. Additionally, due to the humid conditions Fusarium has affected test weight (T...
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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.