Soybeans Market Trends Strong demand remains in the spot soybean market as Chinese buyers seem to have realized they need supplies immediately, a development that has brought with it some previously unseen technicalities. There is also good demand for January CNF Pacific Northwest (PNW), but there are currently no offers. February PNW soybeans are offered at +162H. That is a discount to Brazil, which traded +164H for the same month last week. About two months ago, the discount for PNW was huge over U.S. Gulf (USG) and Brazilian origins at $0.25 and $0.35, respectively. This shows the significant volatility of PNW origin, moving from a big discount to almost parity with those origins. The market for USG remains very quiet as freezing Mid...
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Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve is located on the northeast coast of Unguja, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Town. The reserve is an important biodiversity spot in the coral rag zone. The forest reserve is rich both in faunal and floral species. The faunal species r...
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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.