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Improving Drought Conditions in Final Weeks of 2021

Published December 17, 2021

Heading into the final weeks of the year, drought conditions are improving across the Dakotas and Minnesota. The U.S. Drought Monitor shows areas of D3 or extreme drought in northwest North Dakota and northeast Minnesota. Other areas of the Dakotas…

Northern Plains Winter Starts With More Moisture

Published December 16, 2021

World Weather Incorporated Senior Agricultural Meteorologist Drew Lerner is glad to see winter starting off with moisture for the Northern Plains. "I'm encouraged with what's been happening in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest because it fits well with our…

Basis Bids Hold Steady in the Northern Plains

Published September 10, 2021

While basis bids at river terminals along the Mississippi river have collapsed due to damage from Hurricane Ida, the basis bids at the six regional grain elevators followed by the Red River Farm Network have held mostly steady from one…

Trend Line Yield May Be Harder to Achieve This Year

Published August 1, 2021

With the drought conditions across the Northern Plains and areas of the eastern Corn Belt too wet, RML Trading President Bob Lebacken questions the ability of the U.S. to hit USDA’s trend line yield estimates. "There's still some off and…

The Heat Is On

Published July 18, 2021

Warmer-than-average temperatures are in the forecast, bringing more stress to crops and livestock in the Northern Plains and Canadian Prairies. There is rain expected in the short-term, but World Weather Incorporated Senior Agricultural Meteorologist Drew Lerner says 90-to-100-degree temperatures will…

Spring Wheat Abandonment Expected

Published July 18, 2021

Drought is taking a toll on the Northern Plains spring wheat crop. USDA lowered their production estimate in the July WASDE report. Advance Trading market analyst Brian Basting agrees with the USDA. "When we ran our models, based on crop…

Dry Conditions Continue to Expand in Northern Plains

Published June 24, 2021

Dry conditions continue to expand across Minnesota and South Dakota. According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor, severe drought conditions are expanding in the northwestern part of Minnesota, across portions of Polk, Pennington, Red Lake, Norman, Mahnomen, Clearwater and Hubbard…

Northern Plains Basis Bids Strong, But Watch Details

Published June 24, 2021

Basis bids at local elevators across the Northern Plains remains stronger than usual. Van Ahn and Company market analyst Kristi Van Ahn says farmers should be aware of what month those basis levels are based on. "I've had many farmers…

Quality Loss Adjustment, WHIP+ Program Payments Coming in June

Published June 11, 2021

Northern Plains farmers have been waiting on the remaining half of the 2019 WHIP+ payments. On Friday, USDA announced farmers will see additional WHIP+ and the Quality Loss Adjustment program payments starting June 15. "Farmers already received half of the…

Winter Wheat Conditions Vary in the Northern Plains

Published June 7, 2021

Westbred Technical Product Manager Grant Mehring is seeing a wide variation in crop conditions for winter wheat in the Northern Plains. "There's an incredible difference between a really great crop in some areas and an abysmal crop in others. I…

Articles tagged under: Northern Plains

Improving Drought Conditions in Final Weeks of 2021

Northern Plains Winter Starts With More Moisture

Basis Bids Hold Steady in the Northern Plains

Trend Line Yield May Be Harder to Achieve This Year

The Heat Is On

Spring Wheat Abandonment Expected

Dry Conditions Continue to Expand in Northern Plains

Northern Plains Basis Bids Strong, But Watch Details

Quality Loss Adjustment, WHIP+ Program Payments Coming in June

Winter Wheat Conditions Vary in the Northern Plains

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