Wheat
Frigid temps to persist for several more days.
Wheat futures rose this morning amid expectations that demand for supplies from the U.S. and Europe will increase as exports from the Black Sea region slow.
Pro Farmer’s weighted Crop Condition Index.
Wheat prices were pulled lower with bearish news for corn in recent weeks, but a change is in the works, creating price optimism and profitable marketing opportunities.
A snow storm over the weekend has halted winter grain seeding in the region.
Good weather helped crops overcome late seeding.
Here are some factors to consider to help ensure quality when considering replanting saved small grain seed.
State-by-state breakdowns of crop condition and progress details.
Japan bought 89,579 metric tons of western-white wheat from the U.S. today, the first purchase since the government banned the grain after the discovery of an unapproved GM variety in Oregon.
The crop declined in the Dakotas, but improved slightly in Montana and Washington
Pro Farmer’s weighted Crop Condition Index & Palmer Drought Index maps are included.
Some improved yield results reported as harvest progresses.
Scouting your fields during these times could result in more bushels at harvest.
Wheat futures slid to a one-year low, extending the longest slump since 2005, on signs of record global output and reduced demand for supplies from the U.S.
Pro Farmer’s weighted Crop Condition Index & Palmer Drought Index maps are included.
Pro Farmer’s weighted Crop Condition Index & Palmer Drought Index maps are included.
Transactions will shift next week to the Chicago Board of Trade.
Kansas harvest has progressed to the northern-most counties.
It is set to beat McDonald’s and Starbucks in becoming the first fast-food chain to sell the pastries without gluten, the protein found in wheat, rye and barley.
Wheat may extend a slump in the year starting in July as farmers are set to boost production globally and as demand declines for the grain in livestock feed, an Australian government forecaster said.
Monsanto Co. may face more complaints from farmers even as tests so far haven’t shown unapproved gene-altered wheat anywhere beyond the Oregon farm.
Pro Farmer’s weighted Crop Condition Index & Palmer Drought Index maps are included.
Wheat in Chicago fell the most in two weeks after Japan suspended imports from the U.S., where an unapproved, genetically modified strain was discovered in an Oregon field.
Pro Farmer’s weighted Crop Condition Index & Palmer Drought Index maps are included.
Pro Farmer’s weighted Crop Condition Index & Palmer Drought Index maps are included.