Soybeans Gaining on Corn in Battle for Acres The assumption by most analysts this winter has been that corn would gain a lot of planted area in 2012 while soybeans would lose acres. However, the drought in South America and weak domestic corn demand has caused the market to shift in a direction that is more favorable to soybeans. Yesterday the new crop soybean-corn futures price ratio closed at 2.3 and it may rise even more in the next few days. With many analysts now saying a 2.2 price ratio is neutral for corn and soybean plantings, the recent rise in the ratio is shifting the profitability advantage toward soybeans. USDA acknowledged this last week when it raised its forecast for U.S. soybean plantings in 2012 from 74 million acres to...
ZanzibarMnemba Marine Parksouthern cassowary Mnemba Marine Park is located 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Stone Town and forms part of the northeastern Unguja Island. A marine reserve and atoll, its shallow stretch of coral reef is in the shape of an oval. It is located between Matemwe and Nungwi, w...
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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Fabiana is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, native to dry slopes in western South America.[1] They are evergreen shrubs or subshrubs,[1] with needle-like leaves and profuse tiny tubular flowers in summer. The common name is false heath because the leaves superficially resem...
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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.