by Main Street Data | Apr 9, 2020 | AgriBusiness, Commodities, Corn, Ethanol
On April 9, the WASDE corn ethanol forecast was lowered by an astonishing 375 million bushels to 5.050 billion. This extraordinary drop is attributed to a worldwide decline in ethanol production and gasoline consumption due to coronavirus disruption. This lower...
by Main Street Data | Apr 9, 2020 | Agriculture Technology
Big risk management decisions require big support. Between March 15 and April 15, crop insurers face the most important risk management decision of the year. While growers make “seeding decisions” in early spring, crop insurers make “ceding decisions,” or the...
by Main Street Data | Apr 7, 2020 | AgriBusiness
Good farm management and grower fundamentals are not altered by the pandemic While the world combats the spread of coronavirus, growers and co-ops move forward as always with their innovative ag management and spring planting preparation. Growing seasons don’t halt...
by Main Street Data | Feb 19, 2020 | AgriBusiness, Agriculture Technology, Corn, Crop Forecasting
While data science informs, human intelligence transforms. Main Street Data combines data science with human insights, for intelligence that goes beyond information. MSD’s experts offer powerful wisdom that does more than inform decisions: it’s transforming the...
by Main Street Data | Nov 12, 2019 | AgriBusiness, Commodities
With the recent delay of the mid-October 30% tariff increase, and the agreement by China to purchase more agricultural goods from the U.S., the heat of tariff concerns seems to have waned right along with the summer sun. Ironically, it was trade talks that actually...
