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Spring Wheat Planting Window Closing

Published June 6, 2022

It's getting late to plant spring wheat in the Northern Plains. Spring wheat planting in North Dakota, the nation’s largest spring wheat producing state, is at 74 percent complete. According to the USDA, that's an increase of 15 percentage points…

Delayed Planting Concern

Published May 14, 2022

North Dakota Wheat Commission Market Development and Research Manager Erica Olson says most of the spring wheat planting is happening in the western part of North Dakota. "They haven't received the moisture. Further east and in the central part of…

Rail Freight Backed Up for Weeks

Published April 25, 2022

North Dakota Wheat Commission Policy and Marketing Director Jim Peterson says the rail situation is as difficult as it has been in many years. Freight is typically backed up four-to-six weeks. "If you're a shipper and you've made a sale…

Rail Delays Happening in the North

Published January 26, 2022

North Dakota Wheat Commission Policy and Marketing Director Jim Peterson says it has been difficult for some grain elevators to secure rail cars on the spot market. "There's probably some overlap interplay from some of the intermodal and bigger picture…

Spring Wheat May Struggle in the ND Acreage Battle

Published January 18, 2022

According to North Dakota Wheat Commission Policy and Marketing Director Jim Peterson, the amount of spring wheat planted this year is uncertain. "Certainly $1.50 (per bushel) ago, it was an easier decision to make. There was a lot of interest…

NDGGA Awards Handed Out at Prairie Grains Banquet

Published December 13, 2021

The North Dakota Grain Growers Association has presented its Kernel Award to North Dakota Wheat Commission Administrator Neal Fisher and NDGGA Past President John Weinand of Hazen.

A Tight Situation

Published November 10, 2021

It’s been one of the more difficult years for spring wheat and durum production, due to the ongoing drought conditions. Depending on the area, North Dakota Wheat Commission Market Development and Research Manager Erica Olson says production dropped 40 to…

Pasta Companies Worry About Price and Supply

Published October 23, 2021

Tight supplies and the runup in durum prices have pasta suppliers nervous. North Dakota Wheat Commission Policy and Marketing Director Jim Peterson participated in the National Pasta Association Annual Meeting and these issues were front-and-center. "For some of them, depending…

North Dakota’s Wheat Abandonment Could Be Worse

Published October 1, 2021

North Dakota Wheat Commission Administrator Neal Fisher expected spring wheat abandonment to be slightly higher in the state this year. "USDA has abandonment in North Dakota around six percent. That's not far off from a typical year, running from three…

Variability Continues for ND Spring Wheat Harvest

Published August 13, 2021

Variability is the theme as North Dakota’s wheat harvest continues. North Dakota Wheat Commission Market Development and Research Manager Erica Olson says it is not uncommon for there to be half of the yield as last year, but others are…

Articles tagged under: North Dakota Wheat Commission

Spring Wheat Planting Window Closing

Delayed Planting Concern

Rail Freight Backed Up for Weeks

Rail Delays Happening in the North

Spring Wheat May Struggle in the ND Acreage Battle

NDGGA Awards Handed Out at Prairie Grains Banquet

A Tight Situation

Pasta Companies Worry About Price and Supply

North Dakota’s Wheat Abandonment Could Be Worse

Variability Continues for ND Spring Wheat Harvest

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