Corn Because of bad weather conditions in the United States and their subsequent effect on corn crop conditions, CBOT continued its rally. The CU12/CZ12 spread, which was steady at a 5-cent inverse, started to show huge volatility between 10-25 cents per bu. In light of this situation, traders disregarded CU12 and asked for bids under CZ12 for Argentine old crop corn.Argentine premiums started the week weaker for spot shipments (August/September) with a lack of demand. With this downgrade and offers around -40 CZ, demand awoke and some trades were reported below -40 CZ. We estimate that about 0.25 MMT were traded recently, with Latin America as the main destination. The opposite is true for shipments in October, November and December, as...
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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.