Articles tagged under: wheat
Regional Basis Levels Widen
Published October 2, 2018
While the national average corn basis remained unchanged at 44 cents under the December Futures contract, regional basis widened at a few locations to as much as 75 to 90 cents under the December contract. Corn basis at six local…Slightly Bearish Stocks Report for Corn and Soybeans
Published September 28, 2018
In USDA’s quarterly stocks report, September 1 old-crop corn stocks totaled 2.14 billion bushels. That's a decline of seven7 percent from one year ago. There are 620 million bushels are stored on-farm, which is down 21 percent from September of…Analyst Expects Bearish Quarterly Stocks Report
Published September 25, 2018
The USDA will release its quarterly stocks report on Friday. S&W Trading market analyst Andy Shissler is not expecting a friendly report. “As sloppy as the bean market was because we didn't move much grain off the PNW, that number…A More Accurate StatsCan Report
Published September 19, 2018
ProFarmer Canada President Mike Jubinville says the September StatsCan production report could be more accurate with what’s actually out in the field.“Canola, for instance, instead of a 19.1 million tonne crop, now it's 21 million tonnes. It's almost two million…StatsCan Estimate Says More Wheat Expected
Published September 19, 2018
Statistics Canada released a model-based crop production estimate for this year’s crop placing spring wheat production at 22.9 million metric tons. That’s a slight increase from one year ago. It's also higher than the August survey-based estimate. All wheat production…Better than Expected Yields Near Glenburn, ND
Published September 14, 2018
Soybean harvest is just getting started in north central North Dakota. Dakota Agronomy Partners-Glenburn location sales agronomist Mark Schatz says early yields are respectable. “The first I’ve heard of is around 30 bushels/acre.” Schatz says the small grains and canola…A Better Than Expected Crop for Fordville Farmers
Published September 11, 2018
Despite dry conditions throughout much of the growing season, Fordville, North Dakota farmer Joe Miller says harvest yields have been surprising. So far, Miller has harvested wheat, canola and dry edible beans. "Had a pretty good canola crop, averaging about…Seeing Potential in Soybean and Corn Acres for 2019
Published September 8, 2018
Despite demand challenges, Peterson Farms Seed President Carl Peterson thinks there could still be potential for soybeans in the year ahead. Farmers may also increase corn acres. "It's pretty hard to guess the better choice looking ahead that far, but I…A Delay in Wheat Harvest near Hannaford, ND
Published September 7, 2018
Spring wheat harvest in the Hannaford, North Dakota is nearing completion. Farmer Dennis Haugen says progress has been delayed by recent rains. "We got to about the 80 percent mark and then the heavy rains came. Some guys have had…