Regional News Europe’s wheat harvest is starting, and the market will be closely watching for reports of yield and quality issues. WPI sources suggest that the harvest in southern France has, so far, featured above-average quality but below-trendline yields. Yields, however, are expected to increase – as they typically do – as the harvest moves northward. The coming week offers meaningful precipitation for the UK and parts of southern/eastern Europe. Spain, western France, and eastern Romania/Bulgaria will see limited rainfall and soil moistures will be drawn down. Fortunately for France, temperatures will remain cooler than normal while heat builds across Spain, eastern Europe, and the Black Sea region. Stre...
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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.