Export Sales and Shipments for August 1-7, 2025. Wheat: Net sales of 722,800 metric tons (MT) for 2025/2026 were down 2 percent from the previous week, but up 14 percent from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 340,800 MT were down 49 percent from the previous week and 37 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Mexico (74,000 MT), Vietnam (67,100 MT), Colombia (50,400 MT), Nigeria (49,700 MT), and Taiwan (36,600 MT). Corn: Net sales reductions of 88,700 MT for 2024/2025--a marketing-year low--were down noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Export sales of 1,520,400 MT were up 24 percent from the previous week and 22 percent from the prior 4-week av...
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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.