Corn Corn is still the most dynamic and interesting market in Argentina. The harvest pace is slowly increasing, advancing 2.5 percent last week to bring the total harvest to 6 percent of the planted area. Despite slow progress in the core corn-growing region, the first plots harvested are showing encouraging yields. As the harvest starts to pick up speed and enter the core agricultural region (which offers better yields), there is an exponential increase in the harvested volume. This has a direct effect on the local market as farmers need to harvest, load, and deliver the grain directly to ports. Despite the fact they have already sold more than 40 percent of the crop, farmers have been pushed to keep selling. Exporters used d...
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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.