Despite being shortened by the Presidents Day holiday, this should be an interesting week with another “data dump” featured on 22 February. First, USDA/FAS will finally get current with its weekly export sales reports, including the balance of that data delayed by the government shutdown. Effectively, the market that has been starved for such information will receive six weeks of it (through the week ending 14 February) all at once on Friday. Great attention will be paid to the corn and wheat export sales volumes since U.S. export prices for both were very competitive during this period. The second “dump” on Friday will be USDA’s updated 10-year baseline projections for U.S. wheat, corn, soybeans and grain sor...
ZanzibarMnemba Marine Parksouthern cassowary Mnemba Marine Park is located 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Stone Town and forms part of the northeastern Unguja Island. A marine reserve and atoll, its shallow stretch of coral reef is in the shape of an oval. It is located between Matemwe and Nungwi, w...
Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve is located on the northeast coast of Unguja, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Town. The reserve is an important biodiversity spot in the coral rag zone. The forest reserve is rich both in faunal and floral species. The faunal species r...
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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.