Markets opened with Friday’s CFTC report driving much of the trade. The report showed funds long wheat, which led to liquidation trade today. Soybeans and soymeal were higher on further short covering while soyoil was under pressure from spread trade, weaker crude oil and energies, and palm oil’s turn lower overnight. Corn traded both sides of unchanged but spent most of the day in the red with limited follow-through buying after Friday’s strong close. Spreads were mostly dominated by the index fund roll, which will last through Thursday. The export inspections report was modestly supportive for corn with a 37 percent weekly increase in shipment volumes, but the 11.4 MMT YTD export total remains a headwind. Soybean...
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From WPI Consulting
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.