This year Argentine farmers have sold 1.57 MMT fewer soybeans than the total for the same date a year ago. The most important information for the market is the unsold balance that producers retain, which is 35.76 MMT for this crop. Argentina The Rate of Currency Devaluation in Argentina Increases Argentina's Central Bank has increased the rate of currency devaluation since the beginning of June, and the peso has declined to a value of 8.12 against the USD. Market participants also seem convinced that the peso's decline will accelerate toward July because of the nation's poor balance of payments. The apparent aim of the Central Bank is to devalue the currency approximately 2 percent a month in order to offset any increases in interest rat...
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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.