The last dietary guidelines issued by the federal government called for a 50 to 60 percent reduction in meat consumption; one Congressman wants to reform the process for the next recommendations which will be made in 2020. The Scientific Skinny on Fat The Dietary Guidelines process is more than two years away and already under some Congressional scrutiny. The last five-year update happened in 2015 and there were epic battles over meat consumption recommendations. As we’ve reported previously, Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee was particularly harsh on meat and fat during the last re-write. Per the law, those recommendations drive federal nutrition policy and feeding program guidelines for the following five years. This week, however,...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
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.