Cotton prices have rallied 35 percent since September as it tries to keep pace with corn and soybeans in the battle for acres this spring. Unlike dryland wheat, land that can grow cotton can also profitably produce corn and soybeans. Cotton requires 200 percent more chemical usage to produce than corn and soybeans. It is by contrast a non-food commodity. The production and consumption of meat has become controversial, both for health and environment reasons, and there is a push to replace animals with plant-based protein and cell-based muscle tissue production. Unlike meat, substitutes for cotton have been in use for many decades. Most are derived from petroleum (polyester, nylon, and polypropylene), but there are other natural subst...
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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.