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The Kansas City Board of Trade’s December wheat contract prices have declined $1.94 to $7.05 since Aug. 29.
Snow storm on Southern High Plains providing beneficial moisture for winter wheat.
USDA’ s winter wheat crop condition ratings for the week ended May 8.
Some U.S. poultry producers could be turning to lower-quality feed wheat as corn prices spike and oil-rich Middle Eastern countries continue to build wheat socks.
Many of the genes that allow wheat to ward off Hessian flies are no longer effective in the southeastern U.S., say USDA and Purdue University scientists. Researchers say that care should be taken to ensure that any new resistance genes that haven’t already been used in commercial wheat lines are used prudently.