Higher Week for U.S. Soy Exports Today’s USDA export sales report indicated higher sales last week for U.S. soybeans and soymeal, particularly for the latter. Net soybean exports for shipment in 2017/18 totaled 252,300 MT, mainly to the Netherlands (78,500 MT), Canada (74,300 MT), Iran (71,400 MT), Indonesia (70,400 MT) and Mexico (66,000 MT). These sales and others were partially offset by reductions to unknown destinations (113,000 MT), Egypt (60,000 MT) and the United Kingdom (12,000 MT). The sale to Iran brought its total purchases in 2017/18 to 197,100 MT, and more are likely in coming months because of the higher prices and limited availability from Brazil. Sales for shipment in 2018/19 totaled 613,400 MT, primarily to unknown...
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...
An Ankylosaurus lumbers along the shore of what’s now eastern Montana. Walking low to the ground, the dino uses its flat, leaf-shaped teeth to tear at ferns lining the water. Suddenly, a shadow looms over the herbivore—a Tyrannosaurus rex is hungry. But Ankylosaurus won’t be a...
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.