Wheat
Since 2005, Swedish-backed Black Earth Farming has emerged as a major landowner in southwest Russia, holding more than 600,000 acres (244,000 hectares) as of 2015. But yesterday, the company announced it has entered into an agreement to sell its Russian operations, distribute the proceeds to its shareholders, and initiate a voluntary liquidation of the company.
Inventories at post-Soviet high, but still only equal to half of U.S. output.
“If it gets too cold, too fast, especially if there’s not time for the crop to re-acclimate, it can cause some damage,” said Romulo Lollato, a wheat and forage specialist at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas.
Glut has spurred longest slump in decade as growers lose money.
The planted acreage for winter wheat in the U.S. fell to the lowest level since 1909 as farmers from Kansas to Texas faced prospects for declining crop prices, a government report showed. Futures prices climbed in Chicago.
It’s going to be c-c-c-cold in the Plains and Midwest this weekend. Kait Parker, meteorologist with The Weather Channel, has already been tracking dangerous wind chills as of Thursday, with more expected on the way. Find out which areas are at risk for wheat winterkill if they don’t get adequate snow accumulations ahead of the tumbling temperatures.
In 2016, wheat farmers have seen ugly circumstances, now they’re trying to help the problem by reducing acreage.
Australia and Argentina seen producing biggest crop in five years.
The National Wheat Foundation recently announced the winners of its 2016 National Wheat Yield Contest – the first such challenge in twenty years. This year’s winners captured some truly bin-busting crops.
Above-normal temps expected to return to Northern, Central Plains Friday.
Grain traders say new system will be easier and less costly.
As truckload after truckload of harvested wheat makes its way from smaller grain elevators in Hereford and Canyon, Texas to larger operations in Amarillo for loading onto trains and shipment by rail, area farmers are looking back on a crop that was above average in quality and quantity.
Pendleton Grain Growers has agreed to sell its assets to United Grain Corporation.
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Extreme cold persists on the Corn Belt & Plains.
Winter wheat’s protective snowcover has improved notably since January.
New insecticide available, breakthrough in scab resistance and a USDA wheat report.
Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma see crop conditions decline since dormancy.
Pro Farmer Canada says the situation will linger for quite some time.
Iran is about to open for business, and the world’s grain traders are lining up.
Record French Wheat Crop Adds to Global Glut as Grain Piles Up
Wheat variety trials from Oklahoma State University (OSU) now include entries with a “D” in the identifier.
Wheat production know-how coupled with precision technology can push yields
Canada’s Wheat Board, which once held a monopoly on export sales of wheat, will be bought by Bunge Ltd. and state-owned Saudi Agricultural & Livestock Investment Company (SALIC), which will acquire a 50.1 percent stake in CWB through a joint venture,
ADM to Use Drones for Crop Insurance Claims After FAA Approval
The CFTC has lodged some interesting allegations against Kraft Food that could have implications for market regulation. “If what the CFTC alleges is true, it kind of challenges the integrity of the entire market,” according to one source cited. “It’s normally the speculative players who get the bad reputation.”
India’s wheat crop may be smaller than the record forecast by the government after hailstorm this month damaged planted areas.