Milling Wheat The Black Sea market was slightly weaker last week. While Russia’s wheat stocks were reported to be 25 percent lower than on the same date last year, the export pace remains at about 1 MMT week with domestic prices about unchanged. Today the market was focused on the Ukraine/Russia conflict that resulted in the closure of the Kerch Strait during the weekend. However, the traffic via the strait has resumed this morning, and the incident had a very limited impact on the wheat market. Last week the Egyptian GASC bought 120,000 MT of U.S. SRW at $220.90/MT FOB (equivalent to $253.78/MT CNF), 60,000 MT of Russian at $233.50/MT FOB (equivalent to $250.30 CNF) and 60,000 MT of Romanian wheat at $238.36/MT FOB (equivalent to $...
What You Need to Know Today: After a period of limited activity, USDA reported a sizeable 613 KMT in soybean export sales, including 330 KMT to China and 283 KMT to unknown destinations, potentially also China. The purchases represent a meaningful pickup in demand and bring China closer to ful...
Key Takeaways: Consumer spending is a key driver of the U.S. economy, and the latest retail sales data indicate that spending remains robust despite inflation. In September, total retail and food service sales rose more than 6 percent year-over-year, with food service spending up 7 percent and...
The Trump import plan for 300,000 MT of beef supplies used for ground beef, i.e., lean trim, from September through November has, according to Secretary Brooke Rollins, brought some relief to beef prices. The Executive Order states that the Secretary of Agriculture will analyze and review the m...
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.