SPREADS Board crush trends weaker while oilshare values are mostly steady. Dec crush is trading at 1.03c/bu while oilshare trades at 46.20%. Sep/Dec corn fell to new lows at a 16c carry with cash markets under pressure as many buyers attempt to transition to "new crop" bids. Dec/March corn trades out to 9 1/4c. Dec/March wheat trades from 10 1/2c to 11 3/4c. There is more bull-spreading for Nov 21/Nov 22 which traded from a 38c inverse down to 30 3/4c. Nov/Jan bean spread trades from 9c to 9 1/4c. Dec/March meal trades from $5.30 to $5.70. PALM OIL Nov. up 61 ringgits at 4,392 ringgit/mt. Palm oil is trading at a deep discount to soyoil futures for the mo...
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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.