Today is primary Tuesday for the Republican Senate races in three key states: West Virginia, Ohio and Indiana. Each has a contested Republican primary and an incumbent Democrat defending his seat. They also all voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and are three of the 10 states where he won with Democratic incumbent senators. Trump won Ohio by 8 percent, Indiana by 19 percent and West Virginia by 42 percent. Yet, all three still have some drama about which party’s candidate will be the presumed frontrunner going into the November election. In Ohio, the marquee matchups are for the governor’s race with both parties having primaries. For the Senate seat, there is a six-candidate Republican primary for the chance to take on incumbent De...
What You Need to Know Today: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured reelection on Sunday, defeating right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro despite trailing in the first round of voting. The surprise victory triggered a sharp selloff in Brazilian financial market...
The 2026 midterm elections are a week from tomorrow, but early voting has been taking place for weeks. At stake is control of Congress, including the House of Representatives, where all 435 seats are contested, and the Senate, where approximately one-third of the seats are up for election. Farm...
Key Takeaways: Total U.S. crop acres (excluding hay) are forecast to expand fractionally this year due to greater oilseed crop and winter wheat plantings. One of the key drivers of this year’s crop outlook is input costs, and crops with a lower cost profile have an advantage in producers...
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.