General Comments Markets were firm overnight led by soybeans and wheat. Wheat eventually led all markets with big gains that were sustained into the close. It was weather that pushed wheat higher. More evidence of freeze damage is showing up across the Southern Plains, and more snow and cold weather is in the forecast for the Northern Plains and western Canada.It was an interesting day because gold, silver and crude oil were getting crushed. Gold was down nearly $65 an ounce with silver down nearly $1.50 an ounce. Crude oil was down $2.00-2.50 and the May contract got within pennies of slipping below $90. Grain and oilseed futures markets seemed to be looking over their shoulders at the collapse in metals, but never really faltered becau...
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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.