Articles tagged under: spring wheat

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…

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Buying Acres

Published October 27, 2021

With spring wheat at more than $10 per bushel, Ever.Ag market analyst Matt Tranel expects wheat to buy acres. The unknown is where those acres will come from. "How many acres really do move out of a different crop into…

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Spring Wheat Deja Vu

Published October 24, 2021

Wheat is the story for the grain markets as the December Minneapolis wheat contract moves past $10. "It looks like the grain markets are signaling they want more wheat acres," said Tom Lilja, market analyst, Progressive Ag Marketing.  With the…

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Spring Wheat Starts to Fight for 2022 Acres

Published October 21, 2021

Van Ahn and Company market analyst Kristi Van Ahn says next fall’s Minneapolis wheat prices are getting more attractive. "From what I've gathered from farmers, there's not that big of a difference in fertilizer costs for corn versus wheat. I…

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Dakotas See Higher Than Normal Wheat Abandonment

Published September 30, 2021

The 2021 Small Grains Annual Summary paints a clearer picture for abandonment. The U.S. planted 46.7 million acres of all wheat this year, but only 37.1 million acres were harvested. When it comes to the Northern Plains, North Dakota planted…

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A Closer Look at 2021 Spring Wheat Production

Published September 30, 2021

Frontier Futures Commodity Broker JR Edmundson thinks a big surprise in the 2021 Small Grains Annual Summary is the other spring wheat category. "USDA came in at 331 million bushels, against an average trade guess of 327 million bushels. I…

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A Shift Away From Spring Wheat Being Considered For 2022

Published September 30, 2021

Horizon Resources Grain Division Manager Levi Hall is already thinking ahead to next year's small grains crop. Around Williston, North Dakota, Hall thinks there will be a shift in acreage from spring wheat to durum. In the central part of…

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The Wheat Industry Hopes USDA Answers a Big Question

Published September 29, 2021

A big unknown for spring wheat continues to be abandonment. South Dakota Wheat Commission Executive Director Reid Christopherson hopes to get the answer in USDA's small grains summary. "There's been a lot of speculation about what that will look like…

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ND Farmers Move Through Spring Wheat and Canola Harvest

Published September 12, 2021

Spring wheat harvest is wrapping up near New England, North Dakota.  "Where the rains fell we had a good crop and where it didn't the crop wasn't great. The later crop lost some test weight," said Jon Wert. Wert wrapped up…

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Traders Will Wait for Wheat Data

Published September 10, 2021

There won’t be any wheat numbers in the September USDA Supply and Demand report. Northern Crops Marketing and Investments President Brad Paulson says traders will have to wait until the end of September for those numbers. "Spring wheat production will…

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