Livestock New Study Points to Steady Recovery in China’s Hog Herd The Rural Development Research Institute of the China Academy of Social Sciences, a top think tank for China’s central government, issued the findings of a recent study concerning the country’s rural economic situation and future outlook. Based on the Institute’s analysis and projections, China’s live pig production output at the current pace is expected to expedite the recovery process this year. According to the report, China’s live pig production should recover to a total of 600 million head in 2020, while domestic pork meat production is expected to increase to 48 MMT, up 5 MMT from 2019. The study also expects that the national live...
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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.