In yesterday’s report, looking forward to today’s WASDE, we noted that all eyes should go to the meat and broiler export forecasts “as trade is the driver” for 2020. As it turned out, nothing changed on those forecasts. It would appear that the Japan-U.S. deal was already factored in, and it was indeed too early for USDA to fully include the China deal. On the topic of China, a trade team from Beijing is expected in Washington on Monday for the signing of the pact next Wednesday. Also note, we’ve learned that a U.S. team may go to China as early as the first week of February, ostensibly for the kickoff of Phase Two talks … but right now, that is tentative, at best. There is still news to come abo...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
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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.