SPREADS Dec. crush trades to 1.00c/bu while oilshare trades to 46.42%. Dec/March corn trades from 9 1/2c to 9 3/4c, while Sep/Dec recovers from a trade that had been out to 16c, (trading 13 3/4c to 15c today). Dec/March wheat trades out to 11 1/2c carry from 10 1/2c. Dec wheat/corn trades from 2.11c down to 2.06 1/2c. Nov/Jan bean spread trades from 9 1/2c to 10 1/4c carry, while the Nov 21/Nov 22 inverse trades from 28 3/4c to 35 1/4c. Dec/March meal trades from $5.70 to $6.00. PALM OIL Nov. up 90 ringgits to close at 4,480 ringgit/mt. Malaysia's palm oil board forecasts 2021 production at 18.0 mmt, down 1.1 mmt from year ago. Exports for 2021 are forecast at 16.3 mmt, down from 17.3...
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.