Russia exported 3.9 MMT of corn as of 30 June and from the beginning of MY 2013/14, which is double the entire MY 2012/13 result. The largest importers were Turkey (23 percent) and South Korea (21 percent), followed by the Netherlands and Iran (9 percent each). Russian Grain Markets Harvest Updates As of 28 July, 43.6 MMT of grain were harvested on 12.7 million hectares (27.2 percent of the target). Included were 35.9 MMT of wheat (3.64 MT/hectare) and 3.8 MMT of barley (3.05 MT/hectare), etc. 367,200 MT of rapeseed were harvested on 222,300 hectares (1.65 MT/hectare). Market Trends: 21-25 July 2014 GEOGRAPHICALLY 3rd grade soft milling wheat prices decreased in Siberia (-$1.40/MT), Ural (-$12.50/MT), Central (-$21.80/MT), Volga Valle...
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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.