Please note that today’s report is abbreviated because of the holidays. Kazakhstan: 11.5 MMT of Grain Transported by Kazakhstan Temir Zholy in 2018 According to the report published by Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (the national railway company), it transported 11.5 MMT of grain in 2018. That was 35 percent more than in 2017 and included 8.8 MMT destined for export, up 52 percent versus the previous year. Ukraine: Winter Grains Condition According to the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center, winter grains were in dormancy during the last part of December. The minimum soil temperature at the depth of tillering node was 0 to -5°С, higher than the critical winterkill temperature range during the tillering period of -14 t...
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Kolkwitzia amabilis /kɒlˈkwɪtsiə əˈmæbɪlɪs/,[2] commonly known as beauty bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. It is the sole species in genus Kolkwitzia.[1] It is a deciduous shrub grown as an ornamental plant. In China, where it originated, the plant is cal...
The Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus) is a rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It occurs only in the U.S. state of Washington, at the middle elevations of the Olympic Peninsula. The closest relatives of this species are the hoary marmot and the Vancouver Island marmot. In 2009, it was decl...
The yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventer), also known as the rock chuck, is a large, stout-bodied ground squirrel in the marmot genus.[2] It is one of fourteen species of marmots, and is native to mountainous and semi-arid regions of southwestern Canada and western United States, includin...
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.