Russian Grain Markets: 25 – 29 July 2022 Russia’s harvesting campaign continues. The latest forecast for wheat production in Russia is 90 MMT. Wheat exports are expected to beat all previous records and may exceed 42.5 MMT with overall grain exports estimated at 55.4 MMT. However, milling wheat quality this season leaves much to be desired and 12.5 percent protein is hard to get. It is expected that high protein wheat will be in demand and Russia will come up short while 11.5 percent will be readily available. The key factors on the Russian grain market remain unchanged. Although the blockade of Ukrainian Black Sea ports is beneficial for Russia as it remains the largest and the only trader of wheat in the region, Russia signe...
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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.