Milling Wheat The Black Sea market remained about unchanged last week. The domestic market in Russia is $1.00-$2.00 higher, while the FOB market is stable. Consequently, the export margin is shrinking. Weather conditions in Russia and Ukraine are currently not threatening the interior or port logistics as the winter has not really started yet. The EU exported 295,000 MT of exports last week, bringing the total to 8.5 MMT versus 10.7 MMT at the same time last year. The GASC bought 120,000 MT of Russian wheat last week at an average $207.43/MT CNF or about $1.00 less than the price it paid in the previous tender. There were no offers for Ukrainian or French wheat. The cheapest offer for Romanian origin was about $6.00 higher than the Russi...
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We have described the long-term investment climate in crop and livestock production, using data primarily from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The data provided background on the current investment climate and outlook for agricultural capital formation. Our conclusion was that investment...
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.