Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Oman will be hosting the USSEC 9th Regional Aquaculture Production Conference 2-5 May. Sustainable aquaculture production will be a major topic at the conference. Morocco’s Agriculture Ministry says that favorable rains in March and April could push grain production up by as much as 41 percent. The ministry adds that although rainfall is up by 19 percent it is still 18 percent below average. Soft wheat production is seen reaching 2.4 MMT, durum wheat at 1.1 MMT, and barley at 900,000 MT, a total of 4.4 MMT up from 3.1 MMT last year. However, this increased production is still well below past production levels that reached 7.0 MMT. Pakistan has seen wheat flour prices dro...
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.