Wheat

Harvest reports from Kansas producers.
Kansas harvest about 75% complete.
Says western Kansas harvest has been disappointing so far.
Says crop prospects are on track to be “average.”
Earliest harvest on record proceeds north.
Mixed harvest results reported..
Parched soils benefit from rain, but hail not welcome.
Weekend rains temporarily slowed harvest.
Harvest in full spring in Sumner County.
One of the earliest harvests in history begins
USDA sees wheat crop down 40% from last season.
Notes progress of the crop advanced due to warm March.
A total of 35 wheat industry visitors are in Washington, D.C., for an annual fly-in focusing on wheat research.
Crops respond to rains, with conditions improving.
Tables from this morning’s Prospective Plantings Report.
Strong winds are a growing concern, however.
More rains needed for adequate development.
Huskie Complete offers spring, winter and durum wheat growers postemergence control of grass and broadleaf weeds, even those resisting acetolactate synthase, Oxen and glyphosate chemistries.
However, the High Plains is in need of additional moisture.
But more of the crop is rated in “very poor” to “poor” shape compared to “good” to “excellent.”
Says western Poland and eastern Germany more vulnerable.
Wheat’s genetic resistance to Hessian flies has been failing, but a group of Purdue University and USDA scientists believe that other plants might soon be able to come to the rescue.
The storm is stressing livestock and disrupting travel.
Wildfires have developed on Montana’s High Plains.
Despite the worst single-year drought ever in the Southern Plains, wheat producers there are hoping for, or perhaps even banking on, more rain.
Likely the CWB’s last chance to stop the government’s end to the monopoly.
Precip to develop across south-central U.S. by Monday.
The region would benefit from an increase in precip.
Little change in Texas wheat conditions from month-ago.
U.S. to experience a mid-week warming trend.
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