GOOD MORNING, Prices are mostly higher as strong performances this week emboldens the bean and soyoil bull. Soyoil futures have been in a strong uptrend since last year with consistently higher pullbacks holding for more upside on tight world vegoil supplies. Crude oil trades to new highs this morning, with canola setting new contract highs this week. Egypt purchased 60,000 mt in a completed tender on Thursday. One commercial firm announced plans to upgrade their US bean plants across seven states, increasing load efficiency at numerous plants and expanding crush which is designed to meet increasing food demands, including increased biofuel demand as a return to normal traffic begins. Oil World forecast the E...
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.