There were some significant changes in today's WASDE estimates for the soybean sector, and flooding in a key province of Argentina will likely impact planting intentions there. USDA Boosts U.S. Soy Production and Exports USDA once again surprised most analysts today by boosting its forecast for U.S. 2017 soybean production. The average forecast of analysts queried by Reuters indicated expectation that it would reduce the average yield from 49.4 bushels/acre to 48.8 bushels/acre and lower the crop from 4.381 billion bushels to 4.328 billion bushels. Instead, USDA raised its estimates for the average yield and total crop to 49.9 bushels/acre (3.356 MT/hectare) and 4.431 billion bushels (120.6 MMT), respectively. If realized, production woul...
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.