Egypt Wants to Double Soybean Production The government of Egypt has announced its plan to more than double its production of soybeans to reduce its dependence on vegoil imports. The government says the country produced 59,000 MT of soybeans in 2018/19 from 14,800 hectares. Its goal is to plant 32,000 hectares of soybeans in the 2019/20 crop year to produce 128,000 MT. The government said it wants to raise soybean planted area to 60,000 hectares by 2030. It is worth noting USDA estimates Egypt’s soybean production in 2018/19 at only 25,000 MT from 9,000 hectares. It is understandable Egypt wants to reduce its imports of vegoils. USDA estimates Egypt imported about 1.8 MMT of vegoil in 2018/19 with palm oil (1.075 MMT) and sunf...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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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.