It has been an interesting year in crop weather - to say the least - and somewhat ironic that instead of hot, dry weather being the problem around the world, the issue could be a different matter.It has been an interesting year in world crop weather - to say the least. There was too much rain across Western Europe as grain crops matured, which dramatically reduced the volume and quality of wheat. This was followed by hot, dry weather that clipped row crop yields significantly. Similar conditions in Brazil and Argentina resulted in smaller-than-expected soybean crops. The Brazilian safrinha corn crop was also badly affected by very hot, dry weather during its pollination period.North America had been predicted to suffer a severe drought with...
The corn and soy complex closed higher, with the wheat market mixed, as winter wheat closed up but spring wheat and livestock ended lower. Part of the strength for corn and soybeans may have been a weather premium, as crop planting has started out fast but warm weather has been slow to develop...
Reflect for a moment on what you eat. There is a lot of advice out there in the ether about what you should eat, but really, what do you currently eat and how much? The good people at the USDA have some data for you, to help you answer that question. USDA says that we eat quite a bit of meat. L...
WPI recently completed an expansion of our methodology for estimating and forecasting U.S. and global soybean crushing margins. The new approach incorporates the energy market’s expanding influence on the oilseed sector and the structural changes in global biofuel demand. This report is i...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.