Milling Wheat The Black Sea market was lower last week as the old-crop/new-crop inverse is eroding. The new-crop harvest is expected to start in 2 weeks in the most Southern regions. The weather in Russia and Ukraine remains dry and the market is divided between those who believe the March/early April rains helped the wheat resist the last 6 weeks’ drought and those who believe the drought will cut yields. In addition to the drought, excessive rains in northern Russia have disrupted the spring wheat planting. Some 2 million hectares have either not been planted or were planted too late. Consequently, the range of estimates of the Russian crop is very wide. The most optimistic estimates are 75-77 MMT (versus 85 MMT last year) a...
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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.