SPREADS May crush trades to 70c/bu while oilshare trades to 36.93%. Inverses are weaker with the sell-off with July/Nov beans trading down to 1.58c from 1.66 1/2c, and May/July trading from 10 1/4c to 12c. July/Dec meal inverse is lower trading down to $37.80 from $39.50. July/Dec corn trades to 62 3/4c from 66 1/2c inverse, while May/July trades from 9 1/2c to 11 3/4c. July wheat/corn trades 1.24 1/4c to 1.25c. PALM OIL May palm oil traded down 41 ringgits closing at 3,743. NEWS Stocks are 50 pts lower on end-of-month profit-taking, with crude at $61.80/barrel. Traders are booking profits on recent buy energies/sell US dollar trade. A sell-off on Wall Street picked up speed when the yiel...
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.