Grain Utilization Grain market prices have been cooling of late due to the prospects of a large South American crop, but China is also cited as an influence. Sinograin has been auctioning soybeans and it may also be releasing some of its reserves of corn into the market. Corn and wheat are being added to the market even as domestic stocks have been trending lower. China’s National Development and Reform Commission has targeted an overall 50 MMT increase in China’s grain production, focusing mostly on corn and soybeans. The China Media Group recently boasted that overall grain output increased 1.2 percent in 2025 to 715 MMT. It says corn area and yields were both higher, though this is not reflected in USDA data. At least s...
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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.