Wheat News

• Crop Insurance Cuts: Will You Be Affected?
  
  05/24/2013
  Senators approved a measure to pull back premiums for producers with adjusted gross incomes above $750,000, reports say.
• Get on the Path to Higher Wheat Yields
  
  05/24/2013
  Join wheat expert Ronan Cummins and Farm Journal agronomist Missy Bauer at Wheat College, and learn how to take your crop to the next level.
• Monsanto Names 2013 Farm Mom
  
  05/22/2013
  The winner of the America’s Farmers Mom of the Year contest raises corn and soybeans, manages 750 brood cows and more for fifth-generation Quaker Hill Farm.
• Spring Wheat Nears 70% Planted
  
  05/20/2013
  Planting progress for spring wheat jumped nearly 25% last week. See the current data.
• Corn Climbs Before Planting Report on Forecast for More Rainfall
  
  05/20/2013
  The Midwest and Great Plains may see more rain through May 22, slowing fieldwork, AccuWeather Inc. said in a report today.
• Markets Focus on Rapid Planting Pace
  
  05/17/2013
  Heading into this week, corn planting was running at its slowest pace in nearly 30 years. That all changed as the week progressed.
• Wheat Supplies Limit Upside Potential Despite Weather Concerns
  
  05/17/2013
  Weather-based planting delays have plagued producers of spring wheat for weeks, but analysts say wheat producers could make rapid headway.
• Spring Wheat Almost 50% Planted, USDA Says
  
  05/13/2013
  Minnesota and North Dakota are the furthest behind, with planting in Washington and Idaho almost complete.
• Coverage, Analysis of the May 10 USDA Reports
  
  05/10/2013
  See all of the report data, coverage and analysis of the May 10 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates and Crop Production reports.
• Winter Wheat Production Down 10% from 2012
  
  05/10/2013
  Winter wheat production is forecast at 1.49 billion bushels, down 10 percent from 2012.
• Canadian Stocks Dwindle, Planting Delayed
  
  05/07/2013
  Late snows, cold temperatures, and wet fields are threatening planting across most of the Canadian prairies at a time when stocks are dwindling.
• Neck-and-Neck Race in the Grain Markets
  
  05/03/2013
  The grains shot out of the gate strong this week, but technical pressure to corn and wheat lead to lower closes on Friday.
• Wheat, Corn Set for Best Weekly Gains Since July
  
  05/03/2013
  Wheat and corn headed for the biggest weekly advances since July as planting in the U.S. slowed and crop conditions deteriorated on wet and cold weather.
• Corn Advances as Slow Planting May Weigh on Yields
  
  05/02/2013
  Corn futures climbed in Chicago on concern that slow planting progress in the U.S. will weigh on yields and curb production.
• Wheat Yields Forecast at 45 Bu. in 12 Central Kansas Fields
  
  04/30/2013
  Wheat yields in central Kansas were estimated at 45 bu. an acre after a survey of 12 fields by analysts and farmers participating in an annual three-day tour of the state’s crop.