Often before the release of major USDA reports we have warned that traders should not allow themselves to become too complacent about their pre-report analyses of what USDA will report. Surprising results are always possible. Monday’s report of quarterly U.S. grain and soybean stocks was a case in point. USDA’s report showed 1 September stocks of corn and soybeans were significantly lower than market expectations. The 1 September corn and soybean stocks also are ending stocks for the 2018/19 crop year that are carried over into 2019/20. USDA reported that soybean stocks are 913 million bu, about 70 million bu or 7 percent less than the average trade prediction. Corn stocks are counted as 2.114 billion bu com...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.