Jul 25 Corn closed at $4.5425/bushel, down $0.1475 from yesterday's close. Jul 25 Wheat closed at $5.3125/bushel, down $0.1175 from yesterday's close. Jul 25 Soybeans closed at $10.455/bushel, down $0.125 from yesterday's close. Jul 25 Soymeal closed at $295.5/short ton, down $1.4 from yesterday's close. Jul 25 Soyoil closed at 48.73 cents/lb down 0.7 cents from yesterday's close. Jun 25 Live Cattle closed at $213.65/cwt up $2.55 from yesterday's close. Aug 25 Feeder Cattle closed at $298.9/cwt up $2 from yesterday's close. Jun 25 Lean Hogs closed at $99/cwt down $0.35 from yesterday's close. Jun 25 WTI Crude Oil closed at $57.04/barrel down $1.25 from yesterday's close. ...
Corn Argentina Argentina's corn harvest continued to advance at a moderate-to-slow pace, constrained by high moisture levels in both the grain and the fields. Harvest delays remain concentrated in the remaining early-planted corn in central and southern Buenos Aires. To date, harvesting has rea...
What You Need to Know Today: Crude oil prices dropped sharply with traffic flowing through the Strait of Hormuz. There were reports that Iran was behind an attack on a cargo ship near the coast of Oman, which would be a violation of the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran. Pr...
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.