Activity in Brazil’s soybean market remains concentrated in the spot, but the Chinese are placing bids on March, April and, eventually, part of May positions. Two developments helped trading houses originate some reasonable volumes in the internal market. Soybeans Argentina Last week’s rains only covered some areas in the center and southern parts of the Pampa Humeda region, but they did bring some relief south of Buenos Aires. Meanwhile, the central and northern Argentine regions are flooded and need water levels to recede. Fortunately, hot temperatures are helping the situation, and yield projections are unchanged. The crop is still estimated at 54.8 MMT, 2.1 percent lower than last year’s 56 MMTAlso last week, Argentina traded a June...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus) is a rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It occurs only in the U.S. state of Washington, at the middle elevations of the Olympic Peninsula. The closest relatives of this species are the hoary marmot and the Vancouver Island marmot. In 2009, it was decl...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.