Articles tagged under: durum

Custom Harvest Crews Work Their Way Across the Northern Plains

Published September 5, 2025

U.S. Custom Harvesters Inc. President Paul Paplow is currently in northwestern North Dakota. “I’m in Fortuna, North Dakota. We have machines in Ray and Tioga, also. We just finished up with lentils out in Fort Benton, Montana, and those machines…

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Bushels Less Than Hoped

Published August 28, 2025

The small grain harvest continues in the Rolette, North Dakota area. "We got done with spring wheat and are just getting started on some durum they just sprayed off," said Craig Wolf, Wolf Harvesting. The spring wheat yields were below…

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More Durum, Less Barley

Published March 28, 2024

Durum acres are projected to increase, up 21 percent nationwide and up 22 percent in North Dakota. Barley acres are going the other direction, down 17 percent from last year nationally. Barley acreage is forecast to decline 32 percent in…

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StatsCan Report: Lower Stocks Across the Board

Published September 7, 2022

Statistics Canada's Grain and Oilseed Stocks in All Positions report shows Canada’s all wheat stocks at the end of July down 38 percent from a year ago at 3.7 million metric tons. Durum stocks are reported at 565,000 tonnes, 30…

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Healthy Spring Wheat Crop Expected

Published July 28, 2022

The Wheat Quality Council Spring Wheat Tour three-day average yield for spring wheat at 49.1 bushels per acre. The average yield for durum is at 39 bushels an acre. North Dakota Wheat Commission Market Development and Research Manager Erica Olson…

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Weather Holds the Keys for Durum Crop

Published July 24, 2022

U.S. Durum Growers Association President Scott Monke is seeing his durum crop start to head out. "There's earlier durum that's starting to head out, but the majority is late. It's got potential but it all depends on the weather." Monke,…

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Stats Can: Fewer Canola Acres Planted, More Spring Wheat and Durum

Published July 6, 2022

Statistics Canada says Canadian farmers planted more spring wheat and durum than last year. Spring wheat acres total 18.2 million, that's 1.7 million more than last year and 580,000 more than the April estimate. At 6 million, durum acres are…

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NDSU Extension Hosts Durum Day

Published June 23, 2022

NDSU Extension and Eighth Avenue Foods and Provisions hosted Durum Day at the Carrington Research Extension Center. Cropping Systems Specialist Greg Endres says goal of durum research is provide a consistent quality and supply of durum to pasta makers. Research…

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Adapting to Market Needs

Published June 22, 2022

Fewer ocean-going vessels are being loaded with grain at the Port of Duluth-Superior. In the last marketing year, the CHS Grain Terminal in Superior, Wisconsin loaded eight vessels of wheat for export. In the current marketing year, only six vessels…

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More Wheat and Durum, Less Canola and Barley

Published April 27, 2022

Canadian farmers are expected to increase wheat and durum acres while reducing barley and canola acres from last year. Statistics Canada’s planting intentions report says farmers intend to plant 20.9 million acres of canola. That is down seven percent from…

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