SPREADS Dec crush trades higher to 1.28c/bu while oilshare firms up to 47.54%. Dec/March corn trades out to 9c from 8 1/2c. Dec 21/22 inverse trades down to 5 1/4C from 7 3/4c. Dec/March wheat widens out to 12c from 11 3/4c. Dec wheat/corn trades from 2.18 1/2c to 2.08 3/4c. Nov/Jan bean carry widens out to 10 1/2c from 10 1/4c, while Nov 21/22 trades out to 3 1/2c carry from 1c inverse. Nov/March widens out to 20c from 19 1/4c. PALM OIL Dec palm jumps to a record higher over 4,700 ringgit/mt on the back of higher crude and as market survey pointed tightening Sep ending stocks and mediocre production. Dec. up 159 ringgits to 4,742 ringgit/ton. NEWS Stocks are up 18...
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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.