SPREADS August crush trades to 99c/bu while oilshare trades to 47.27%. Sep crush is 1.28c/bu with oil share at 46.77%. Sep/Dec corn inverse trades in the red from 5 1/4c to 6 1/4c, while Dec/March is firmer from 7c to 7 1/4c carry. Sep/Dec meal trades from $3.70 out to $4.40. Sep/Dec wheat trades from 7 3/4c to 8 1/4c carry. Dec wheat/corn trades from 1.41 1/4c to 1.47 1/2c. PALM OIL Sep. down 54 ringgits as July exports fell and supply worries continue over labor shortages. Palm oil production risks coming in below potential due to the effect of lower fertilizer usage over the last two years. NEWS Stocks are 140 pts higher in the early session with crude oil firmly bid at $68.54/ba...
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.