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As an employee of the World Agricultural Outlook Board, his key responsibility is to provide analysis in support of the USDA’s monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate. He has developed over 100 operational yield regression models to support the WASDE, using innovative techniques to merge satellite and weather data into a dynamic process that provides WAOB economists with real-time yield forecasts. Eric was an author of the US Drought Monitor for over 10 years, spearheading the effort to use GIS data to improve the product’s accuracy and detail.

He has been serving as a chairperson charged with overseeing the development of the USDA’s global supply and utilization forecasts/estimates as part of the monthly World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) and other departmental reports. Haley earned his doctorate in Economics at the Purdue University in 1985.

Prior to her current position, she spent six years as a poultry analyst and program specialist for the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. From 2005-2009, she consulted and worked for agribusinesses in Senegal, Martinique, and Ecuador, and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Panama working for a women’s agricultural cooperative. In early 2018, she was detailed to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) Trade and Agriculture Directorate in Paris to work on the cereals section of the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2018-2027. Ms.

Prior to joining the World Agricultural Outlook Board, he was a statistician at the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) responsible for completing the Hogs and Pigs Report. As a statistician with NASS, his other responsibilities and interests included Census data imputation, data disclosure, and survey methodology. He has a bachelor’s degree in Math and Economics from Fordham University, and master’s degrees in Agricultural Economics from UC Davis and Survey Methodology from the University of Maryland.

Before his current role, Dr. Ferrier worked at USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), conducting economic analysis of poultry and egg markets. He also served as a Senior Research Economist at USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS), conducting research on topics such as food safety, trade regulations, and invasive species. Dr. Ferrier's previous experience includes roles at USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), as well as a Visiting Professorship at Ursinus College. He holds a Ph.D.

Prior to his position at the Board, he was an Agricultural Economist at the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS). He served as the coordinator for the Feed Outlook and the Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook programs during his tenure, in addition to roles in the Livestock Outlook program. In addition to ERS, he has experience as a Senior Consultant at Informa Economics and as a Grains Industry Analyst at the U.S. International Trade Commission. He has a master’s degree in Economics and bachelor’s degree in Economics and History, both from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA.

Prior to joining the World Agricultural Outlook Board, he worked for 12 years as an international livestock analyst responsible for red meat trade forecasts and animal product trade issues. He has a bachelor’s in agricultural economics from the University of Illinois and an master’s degree in Agricultural Economics from Michigan State University.

Kevin Wittenberger is a commodity analyst working on the Interagency Commodity Estimates Committees for wheat and rice at the World Agricultural Outlook Board in the USDA’s Office of the Chief Economist. Prior to his position at the Board, he served for ten years as a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S.

He currently serves as the Chairperson of the Interagency Commodity Estimates Committee for wheat and rice. He routinely evaluates and clears U.S. and international commodity supply, demand, and price projections developed by the Interagency Commodity Estimates Committees for wheat and rice in preparation of USDA’s monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand (WASDE) report. Mr. Simone was previously employed by the USDA, Farm Service Agency (FSA), Economic Policy Analysis Staff serving as an Agriculture Economist for 10 years. He also has experience with the U.S.

Prior to this role, he served at USDA's Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Business Center, overseeing programs related to cotton, rice, sugar, and peanuts. He also held economist and leadership positions at USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA) and the Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA). Before joining USDA, Dr. Lanclos was the Assistant Director of Economic Services at the National Cotton Council and a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Agricultural Economics Department at the University of Idaho. Lanclos holds a Ph.D.