Jing
As a Statistician for Decision Innovation Solutions, Jing Tang is responsible for analyzing data to help clients to make better strategic business decisions, and to assist coworkers in improving model prediction and model estimation preference. Jing works with clients and coworkers on data cleaning, modeling estimation, optimization, prediction, machine learning, social media data mining, risk analysis, data visualization, as well as providing reliable analysis results.
So far, she has been involved in several projects, such as using the prices of soybean oil, corn, and heating oil to predict yellow grease, choice white grease, and DCO price, optimizing different factors’ conditions to increase yields coming from byproducts. She has also been involved in building up models to estimate feed consumption for livestock, poultry, horse, sheep and goats, as well as estimating pet food consumption for dogs and cats.
Jing comes from Beijing, the capital of China. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Food Science and Technology at the Beijing Business and Technology University (BTBU), and obtained a M.S. degree in Food Science at the University of Missouri (MU), Columbia.
Also, Jing has a M.A degree in Statistics at MU. Therefore, Jing has the ability to combine both science and statistics knowledge together and to assist clients and colleagues in analyzing Areas of Expertise data, especially in the agricultural industry.
Education:
- Master of Food Science, University of Missouri
- Master of Statistics, University of Missouri
Expertise:
- Statistical Methods
- Machine Learning
- Data Analyzing and Prediction
- Data Visualization
Posts by: Jing
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Iowa Ethanol Gross Production Margin in 2025 and a 2026 Outlook
by Jing Tang
The gross production margin (GPM), in the ethanol industry, commonly represents the difference between the combined sales values of ethanol, distiller’s dried grains (DDGS) and…
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Relative Value of the Soybean Crush
by Jing Tang
Soybean oil prices decreased by half in 2025 compared to prices around summertime of 2022. Soybean oil prices hit $0.42 per pound in December 2024,…
ViewU.S. Biodiesel Production and Feedstocks Usage Five Years Outlook
by Jing Tang
Jing Tang, Statistician The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) published its Monthly Energy Review report on August 26th, 2025 and its Monthly Biofuels Capacity and…
ViewEthanol Gross Production Margin Analysis (2024)
by Jing Tang
We’ve conducted this report series over several years. Our first report started with abnormal weather events (serious flooding in primary corn states) in 2019. We…
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Relative Value of the Soybean Crush
by Jing Tang
Soybean oil prices increased almost three times more in the summertime of 2021 compared to prices before 2021. Soybean meal price rose back to $493…
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U.S. Biodiesel Production and Feedstocks Usage Five Years Outlook
by Jing Tang
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) published its Monthly Energy Review report on December 21st, 2023 and its Monthly Biofuels Capacity and Feed Stocks Update…