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“Implication of 2012 drought for US , Ukraine and global markets: the FAPRI outlook. By William H. Meyers and Kateryna Goychuk Howard Cowden Professor and PhD Candidate Agricultural and Applied Economics FAPRI at MU Grain Congress 16 October Kyiv, Ukraine.
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“Implication of 2012 drought for US , Ukraine and global markets: the FAPRI outlook By William H. Meyers and Kateryna Goychuk Howard Cowden Professor and PhD Candidate Agricultural and Applied Economics FAPRI at MU Grain Congress 16 October Kyiv, Ukraine
Agenda • What is the FAPRI market outlook? • Implications for Grain markets
What is a baseline and how is it used? • It is not a forecast • It is a projection based on a set of reasonable assumptions about • Macroeconomic outlook • Technology outlook • Policy outlook
Ethanol growth slows, Jan 2012 Source: USDA FAPRI-MU baseline, January 2012
So what happened this year? • US and Kaz-Rus-Ukr drought greatly changed market outlook • FAPRI updated the baseline in August • Briefly review that change • A taste of August 2012 outlook
U.S. maize farm price projections, Jan 2012 Sources: FAPRI-MU baseline, Jan. 2012; USDA, May 2012; CME Dec. contracts, June 8, 2012
U.S. maize farm price projections, August 2012 Sources: FAPRI-MU baseline, Jan. and Aug 2012; USDA, Oct 2012; CME Dec. contracts, Oct 11 2012
Ethanol also adjusts to high price Source: USDA FAPRI-MU baseline, January 2012 and August 2012 update
Stochastic results show uncertainty Source: FAPRI-MU August 2012 stochastic baseline, Refiners’ acquisition price
Price volatility to continue Source: FAPRI-MU August 2012 stochastic baseline. Maize FOB Gulf prices
Maize price uncertainty Source: FAPRI-MU August 2012 stochastic baseline, US FOB GULF PRICE
Wheat Price Uncertainty Source: FAPRI-MU August 2012 stochastic baseline, HRW WHEAT US FOB GULF
Soybean Price Uncertainty Source: FAPRI-MU August 2012 stochastic baseline
Agenda • What is the FAPRI market outlook? • Implications for Grain markets
What to expect • Continued prices higher than before the 2007/08 price surge • Continued price volatility from year to year and from week to week • Beware of many uncertainties that can impact markets at any time.
Unknowns and uncertainties High volatility likely to continue Major uncertainties in the markets Policy proposals and policy reactions Oil/Energy prices Exchange rates World price surges Financial crises Weather events/climate change
Contact information:email: meyersw@missouri.eduanalysis of outlook, ethanol mandate and US farm bill impacts atweb: www.fapri.missouri.edu Diakuju! !