Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA/AFRICA – MEA REGION Saudi Arabia’s Agricultural Development Fund reportedly made major financing arrangements in the feed industry, animal production, and dairy sectors. Total financing is said to be $246 million. The fund authorized earlier loans of more than $600 million in the first three months of 2023. Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation is at 35.7 percent in June, up from 32.7 percent in May. This is the highest inflation level since 1958 according to reports. Morocco signed a memorandum of understanding with China for “bilateral agricultural cooperation”. Much of the cooperation will be in the aquaculture and organic produc...
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.