While Brazilian beans are offered at +144 SH for February, U.S. beans are traded in the low 130s SF for January and could be around 135-140 SH for February. Meanwhile, farmers in Uruguay are still not selling, but exporters are starting to show more interest in moving product. Soybeans After last week’s movement, basis is maintaining its lowest level of the year for 2016. Offers are below +5 SN, while the last bid shown was at 0 SN. This week there has been no demand due to the weaker currency and prices in Brazil. This should put further downward pressure on Argentine beans if they are going to compete with Brazilian origin.Last weekend the incoming agriculture minister said in an interview that the soybean export duties will be reduced...
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.