Cattle on Feed Preview Tomorrow USDA will release its monthly Cattle on Feed report. The industry’s pre-report estimates peg the total number of cattle on feed as of 1 June at 101.3 percent of last year or 11.7 million head, which would be a record for that date. May placements are expected to be 96 percent of last year based on two factors: 1) the record number of cattle placed in previous months, and 2) bullish corn prices. Given the current corn market situation, this can be expected to be a trend through the second half of the year. Heavier cattle should make up a larger percentage of placements going forward as corn prices provide an incentive to delay moving feeder calves off the pasture and into feedlots. This will play out o...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
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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.