With 27 MMT of exports, the EU wheat carryout stocks will be significantly tighter than last year. However, Western Europe's crop seems to be developing faster this year due to favorable weather. Milling Wheat The Black Sea market remained mostly unchanged last week with limited offers and little demand. The Ukrainian and Russian new crop is developing under generally favorable weather conditions and offered at about $15/MT lower than the old crop.Last Friday, Egypt's GASC purchased 55,000 MT of Russian, 120,000 MT of Romanian and 55,000 MT of Ukrainian wheat at prices equivalent to around $300/MT CNF Egypt. The prices were $5-10/MT lower compared with the cost of the offered levels in the FOB market. French wheat was offered around $13/M...
What You Need to Know Today: The Trump administration announced new tariffs of 10 percent to 12.5 percent on imports from 60 major U.S. trading partners as part of a Section 301 action aimed at combating forced labor in global supply chains. Countries that have agreed to adopt and enforce bans...
Key Takeaways: Grain futures pulled back sharply in overnight trade Friday on rumors that Ukraine proposed two possible options for ensuring civilian vessel safety in the Black Sea. Both Russia and Ukraine have recently targeted civilian vessels carrying oil and grain in the Sea of Azov...
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.