Corn Argentina’s early corn harvest has begun in various regions of the country with good yields, although it's too early to draw conclusions as the harvested area has only reached 2 percent of the total area. While one should expect the harvest to pick up speed in the coming days, the forecasted rains for the next weeks could delay fieldwork. If the forecasts hold true, however, Argentina will see two weeks of abundant water, which will not be positive for logistics. In the lineup, there are already ships announced to load nearly 2 MMT - the highest volume for mid-March in the past five years. The list of destinations is divided between North Africa, Asia, and Peru. It's an interesting lineup in terms of quantity but with little var...
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.