Export Sales and Shipments for October 20-26, 2023. Wheat: Net sales of 275,600 metric tons (MT) for 2023/2024 were down 24 percent from the previous week and 43 percent from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 100,500 MT--a marketing-year low--were down 24 percent from the previous week and 68 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Mexico (23,800 MT), Algeria (22,100 MT), Taiwan (22,000 MT), Haiti (15,000 MT), and Colombia (9,600 MT). Corn: Net sales of 748,100 MT for 2023/2024 were down 45 percent from the previous week and 40 percent from the prior 4-week average. Export shipments of 505,900 MT were up 5 percent from the previous week, but down 17 percent from the prior 4-week av...
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Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/[4][5][6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species,[7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.[8] They are known g...
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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.