One must question why the government allows U.S. biodiesel blenders to capture the tax credit for exported biodiesel when the objective of the blender credit has been to reduce U.S. energy dependence. U.S. Soybean Export Sales at 96.4 Percent of USDA Forecast USDA raised its forecast on Tuesday for U.S. soybean exports in 2013/14 by 25 million bushels to 1.475 billion bushels (40.14 MMT). The increase clearly was justified based on the reality that sales had reached 95 percent of USDA's forecast for all of 2013/14. However, yesterday's USDA export sales report indicated U.S. exporters sold an additional 1.1086 MMT (40.73 million bushels) of soybeans last week. That brings U.S. soybean export sales to 96.3 percent of USDA's new forecast fo...
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...
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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...
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...
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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.