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Price, Price, Price

Published November 15, 2021

The boards of U.S. Wheat Associates and the National Association of Wheat Growers met this past week in Kansas City. USW Vice Chair Rhonda Larson, who farms at East Grand Forks, said there are three priorities "price, price and price." U.S.…

HRSW Yields Down, Protein Levels Higher

Published October 25, 2021

U.S. Wheat Associates has released its 2021 Crop Quality Report. Drought impacted the Hard Red Spring Wheat crop, resulting in well-below average yields. The crop had an average test weight of 61.5 pounds per bushel, slightly lower than last year,…

A Structural Change for USW

Published July 16, 2021

U.S. Wheat Associates has promoted Erica Oakley to vice president of programs. Oakley joined USW in 2015 as a program manager and was promoted to director of programs in 2017. Oakley's promotion is part of a structural change within USW.…

US-EU Trade Agree to Suspend Tariffs in Boeing-Airbus Dispute

Published March 8, 2021

The United States and European Union have agreed to a four-month suspension of tariffs related to a dispute over aircraft sales. This decision impacts agricultural trade, including a removal of the trade barrier on U.S. spring wheat imports by EU…

U.S. Spring Wheat Tariffs on Hold

Published March 5, 2021

A four-month agreement between the European Union and the United States to halt tariffs on airplanes will also stop tariffs on U.S. spring wheat imports. The U.S. wheat industry is pleased with the short-term tariff removal. U.S. Wheat Associates President…

Wheat Export Pace Ahead of Last Year and the 5-Year Average

Published January 8, 2021

Seven months into the current marketing year, USDA is forecasting U.S. wheat exports will reach 26.8 million metric tons. If realized, it would be two percent more than last year and seven percent more than the five-year average. U.S. Wheat…

U.S. Wheat Industry Adapts Trade Relations In COVID

Published November 15, 2020

Improving trade relationships can be tricky during COVID, but the U.S. wheat industry is adapting. That’s one takeaway from last week’s U.S. Wheat Associates meeting for Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers Executive Director Charlie Vogel. Vogel says in the short-term,…

Ag Groups Cheer on USMCA

Published July 2, 2020

The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement went into effect on July 1. In response, agricultural organizations shared positives of the trade deal. In a statement, the North American Meat Institute said the agreement is critical to meat and poultry processors and the U.S.…

Kenya Allows All U.S. Wheat

Published February 26, 2020

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says U.S. wheat may now be shipped to Kenya regardless of state of origin or port of export. This now includes wheat out of the Pacific Northwest like Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Risk of flag…

USMCA is a “Big Deal” for U.S. Wheat Industry

Published January 29, 2020

U.S. Wheat Associates President Vince Peterson attended Wednesday's U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement signing ceremony. "It was a nice cap off for 2.5 years of very painful negotiations. The USMCA is a big deal for us in the U.S. wheat industry. It caused…

Articles tagged under: U.S. Wheat Associates

Price, Price, Price

HRSW Yields Down, Protein Levels Higher

A Structural Change for USW

US-EU Trade Agree to Suspend Tariffs in Boeing-Airbus Dispute

U.S. Spring Wheat Tariffs on Hold

Wheat Export Pace Ahead of Last Year and the 5-Year Average

U.S. Wheat Industry Adapts Trade Relations In COVID

Ag Groups Cheer on USMCA

Kenya Allows All U.S. Wheat

USMCA is a “Big Deal” for U.S. Wheat Industry

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