Exporters for the period August 13-19, 2021 Wheat: Net sales of 116,000 metric tons (MT) for 2021/2022--a marketing-year low--were down 62 percent from the previous week and 67 percent from the prior 4-week average. Corn: Net sales of 6,600 MT for 2020/2021 were down 97 percent from the previous week and 95 percent from the prior 4-week average. Soybeans: Net sales of 75,100 MT for 2020/2021 were up 11 percent from the previous week and up noticeably from the prior 4-week average. Soybean Cake and Meal: Net sales of 61,700 MT for 2020/2021--a marketing-year low--were down 14 percent from the previous week and 40 percent from the prior 4-week average. Soybean Oil: Net sal...
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Illuminating the value of technical research
On behalf of a commodity producer organization, WPI evaluated the outputs from a project that featured a $5 million investment into technical research over multiple years. WPI’s team captured the results of this extensive effort and synthesized them for presentation to the organization’s governing board; among the findings uncovered and presented for the first time was the development of genomic traits proven, via rigorous testing, to provide crop yield advantages of 50 percent or more to U.S. farmers in times of drought. Capturing measurable results from long-term efforts can be challenging. Educating clients on the dynamics of success measurement when quantifiable results are not readily available requires deep client-consultant collaboration and an ability to consider both near- and long-term client aspirations with market/policy dynamics – attributes that WPI brings to every consulting engagement.