Addressing China’s Mercantilism U.S. sorghum prices plummeted 25 percent on word that China has used imports of this commodity from the U.S. as a retaliation target for trade restrictions imposed by the Trump administration. It is likely to get worse before it gets better. There is debate over whether soybeans will be targeted, but the new certification requirement has already been given, and American supplies will certainly take a backseat to those from South America. The U.S., Japan and EU agreed in a trilateral statement from December’s WTO ministerial in Buenos Aires that China’s practices are unfair and must be addressed. One Japanese official has said that the Obama administration was too timid in taking action aga...
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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.