Last Thursday's USDA Prospective Plantings report indicated U.S. soybean planted area in 2013 will be almost unchanged from last year. I continue to feel the final area will be greater, but that's an issue for another day.What got a lot less attention last week was the fact farmers intend to plant a lot less land to minor oilseeds and cotton this year than last year. The combined plantings of cotton, canola, sunflowers, peanuts and flaxseed are projected in the report to decline by 3.16 million acres from last year and 3.843 million acres from 2011. The largest nominal decline is expected to be cotton with a decline from last year of 2.29 million acres, while peanuts are expected to show the largest percentage change. Canola plantings are...
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A microlith is a small stone tool usually made of flint or chert and typically several centimeters in length and half a centimetre wide. They were made by humans from at least the Upper Paleolithic, across Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. The microliths were used in spear points and arrowhea...
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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.