Wheat
Chinese officials are considering purchasing as much as 7 million tons of U.S. wheat depending on the progress of trade talks, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Wheat prices have benefited from strong rallies recently and because of tightening supply and a slightly improving demand picture.
It’s no secret that wheat is struggling in Oklahoma and Texas.
Summer crop area expected to be similar to year-ago.
For Indiana farmer Jason Mauck, nothing is off limits. He’s experimenting with intercropping in new and creative ways that challenge even the most forward-thinking farmers.
Due to the holiday season, export sales were delayed and the significant number of cancellations were concerning, says Jamie Wasemiller of the Gulke Group.
What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving? “I’m thankful for being involved in agriculture,” says Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group. Listen to the full report now and hear what all Jerry Gulke is really thankful for. It’s something all farmers can relate to and appreciate.
As Farm Journal’s Pam Fretwell and Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, go over this year’s markets, they also look ahead to some surprises that may come into being in early 2018.
Kansas State University receives 2,300 acres of farmland
The Dec. 12 WASDE report helped corn by raising ethanol usage by 50 million bushel, which reduced ending stocks—good news according to Jerry Gulke as he spoke to Host Pam Fretwell on Farm Journal Radio.
Is agriculture exempt from the permitting requirements of the Clean Water Act? Growers will have to wait a while longer for an answer to that question following a $1.1 million settlement in a landmark case this week.
Are farmers protected by the agricultural practices exemption of the Clean Water Act? That is the centerpiece of a court hearing getting underway in California.
Ohio farmers are following a national trend by planting the fewest acres of wheat in state history but are expected to plant a record amount of soybeans this year.
Find out what you need to know about the data, the market’s reaction, and what you need to do after USDA’s release of the March 31 Prospective Plantings and quarterly Grain Stocks reports.
Grain markets yawned Thursday after the release of the latest supply and demand report from the USDA.
So far, favorable South American weather forecasts support estimates of increased crop production in Brazil and Argentina. As a result, some analysts are betting on bigger U.S. ending stocks.
Brazil ‘s government grain agency CONAB raised its estimates Tuesday for record bumper crops of soybeans and grains.
Amid new tensions with China, the Obama administration on Thursday launched its 15th challenge against Beijing at the Word Trade Organization, escalating a long-simmering debate over practices that U.S. officials say limit American farmers’ ability to export rice, wheat and corn to the Asian powerhouse.
There wasn’t anything to get excited about in regard to USDA’s monthly WASDE and Crop Production reports. Though, that was to be expected, says Jerry Gulke, president of The Gulke Group.
Farmers looking to control disease and fungus in a variety of crops will soon have a new fungicide option in their arsenal.
AgWeb.com will have full coverage of USDA’s April reports, following the 11 a.m. Central Time releases.
AgWeb.com will have full coverage of USDA’s March 9 reports, following the 11 a.m. Central Time releases.
Weekly Export Inspections Report highlights.
Black Sea crops are enjoying near-perfect conditions and Europe is holding its breath for a decision from Russia regarding its export taxes. Odds increasingly favor their removal.
Corn, beans and wheat all fell, as did lean hogs and feeder cattle, while live cattle eked out some gains.
Japan Cuts Feed-Wheat Purchasing Plan as Demand Shifts to Corn
Spring planting will not be business as usual in Ukraine. The loss of acreage there may well open the door to more U.S. exports. This is a first-hand account from a Ukrainian ag journalist.
The bank cut its estimate for corn to $3.90 a bushel in 2014-2015 from $4.35 in October and for soybeans to $9 a bushel from $10.10.
In March, Wayne County firefighters rescued a man trapped in a grain bin on a farm south of Centerville, thanks in part to Purdue Extension training.