The Westervelt Company

Press Releases

08/19/09: Sky High Tips for Crop Traders (Lanworth)
The 1983 movie Trading Places features Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy as commodities traders who get their hands on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's harvest report before its release. Predictable mischief ensues. In real life it's not so easy to snatch unreleased government data. But a small Chicago firm, Lanworth, is doing the next best thing, which is to re-create it from the outside. (Forbes)

07/14/09: Another big year expected in province for salmon anglers (Miramichi Black Rapids Lodge)
It's said that fishermen are eternal optimists. Those dipping their lines for salmon this year have extra reason to be hopeful. After an exceptional season in 2008, the Atlantic Salmon Federation is predicting another solid year for anglers on New Brunswick rivers. (Telegraph-Journal)

07/09/09: How the recession is altering the mitigation banking landscape (Westervelt Ecological Services)
San Francisco, Calif. -- The economic crisis has stifled real estate development and provided a respite to swamps, prairies, and other habitat for endangered species. In the long run, however, it's also hurt green entrepreneurs who are proactively preserving and restoring these habitats to earn offsets for wetland and biodiversity impacts. Ecosystem Marketplace examines the factors that will determine who wins, who loses, and why. (The Katoomba Group's Ecosystem Marketplace)

07/08/09: Lanworth provides birds eye supply information (Lanworth)
Lanworth has an eye in the sky helping them estimate the size of the crop. Company Vice-President Nick Kouchoukas says satellite technology allows Lanworth to provide clients with supply side information to help better determine what's out in the country waiting to be harvested. A recent USDA report that was surprising to industry analysts was not quite such a surprise to Lanworth analysts and clients. (Brownfield)

07/07/09: MSA Youth Fishing School (Miramichi Black Rapids Lodge)
Miramichi Black Rapids Lodge is pleased to announce we have teamed up with the Miramichi Salmon Association to announce a new venue for youth to learn about salmon angling. The MSA currently offers a one week Youth Fishing course and the demand is greater than their ability to accommodate more students in this format.

07/04/09: USDA soybean, corn report in line with Lanworth's (Lanworth)
CHICAGO: Lanworth's forecasts of constrained soybean supply and extensive corn plantings, issued consistently since March and updated recently, are supported by June Acreage report from USDA. In a shock to the grain and oilseed markets, the USDA aligned itself with Lanworth's estimates, which have stood boldly apart from analyst expectations, according to a press release. (CommodityOnline)

07/01/09: More Corn Fewer Soybeans No Surprise to Lanworth (Lanworth)
Tuesday's USDA acreage report supported Lanworth's forecasts of constrained soybean supply and extensive corn plantings, issued consistently since March and updated last week. Lanworth's estimates have stood boldly apart from analyst expectations but were on the money with USDA's report. (Wallaces Farmer)

07/01/09: Fly Rod Chronicles fishing at Miramichi Black Rapids Lodge (Miramichi Black Rapids Lodge)

06/30/09: More Corn Fewer Soybeans No Surprise to Lanworth (Lanworth)
Lanworth's forecasts of constrained soybean supply and extensive corn plantings, issued consistently since March and updated last week, are supported by today's June Acreage report from USDA. In a shock to the grain and oilseed markets, the USDA aligned itself with Lanworth's estimates, which have stood boldly apart from analyst expectations. (News Blaze)

06/29/09: Soybeans, Wheat Gain in Chicago as Losses Spur Investors to Buy (Lanworth)
Soybean and wheat futures rallied in Chicago as speculators took advantage of last week's losses to purchase, and on concern global supply may be lower than earlier estimates. Corn futures declined. (Bloomberg.com)

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