U.S. Cattle on Feed was up 2 percent on November 1, 2023 to total 11.9 million head. The inventory was 2 percent above November 1, 2022. Placements in feedlots during October 2023 totaled 2.16 million head, 4 percent above 2022. Marketings of fed cattle during October 2023 totaled 1.76 million head, 3 percent below 2022. Other disappearance totaled 55,000 head during October 2023, 2 percent above 2022. ...
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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.