Reflect for a moment on what you eat. There is a lot of advice out there in the ether about what you should eat, but really, what do you currently eat and how much? The good people at the USDA have some data for you, to help you answer that question. USDA says that we eat quite a bit of meat. Let’s start with chicken. Per capita consumption of meat in the United States is characterized by the remarkable advance of chicken in our diets. It has tripled since 1970 and surpassed 100 lbs. per person per year in 2023 and continues its onward and upward surge, as seen in the chart below. Its current growth is to some degree explained by the ubiquitous chicken sandwich that has taken over just about every fast-food franchise in the United Sta...
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.