The market in Romania and Bulgaria is very quiet. While the domestic wheat price has increased about $10 over the last three weeks, farmers are still reluctant to sell as they are hoping for higher prices later in the campaign. Meanwhile, there is a notable difference between the two countries' volume of exports. Milling Wheat The Black Sea market is firmer. The price for Ukrainian 11.5 pro has rallied about $8 in two weeks, and the Russian 12.5 pro price increased $5 during the same period. Demand for Ukrainian wheat has been stronger than for Russian origin lately as India is not accepting the latter for phytosanitary reasons. In addition, the farmer selling in Ukraine has slowed significantly due to the start of the corn campaign. That...
What You Need to Know Today: A third U.S. border crossing (Columbus, New Mexico) has reopened to Mexican cattle imports following nearly two years of restrictions related to New World screwworm. The reopening could gradually improve feeder cattle availability, although more than 60 confi...
Yesterday, the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released a new report of negotiated cash purchases of cattle under the mandatory price report. The report included Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas. The goal of the report was to solve the confidentiality issues e...
Key Takeaways: U.S. soybean crushing began in 1911 and saw its most rapid expansion during the 1930s amid the broader agricultural and technology revolutions of the time. After peaking in the early 2000s, the soybean crushing industry went through a downturn as poor crush margins forced...
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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.