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Seasonal Basis Bids Continue

Published September 23, 2022

Basis bids at the six regional grain elevators followed by the Red River Farm Network are reflecting seasonal harvest bids. Spring wheat bids range from 50 to 98 cents under the December Minneapolis futures contract. Corn basis ranges from 30…

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Better-Than-Average Small Grains Crop

Published September 9, 2022

Syngenta Agronomy Service Representative Wally West says the general consensus about the crop in the Dakotas and Minnesota is better than average. "The heat really didn't turn on through the majority of the spring wheat belt until the crop was…

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Reliability Still a Struggle

Published September 6, 2022

Earlier this year, rail service was backed up for weeks in the Dakotas and Minnesota. North Dakota Wheat Commission Policy and Marketing Director Jim Peterson says the railroads still aren’t close to where they need to be when it comes…

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Fighting Green Wheat Fields

Published August 22, 2022

Colby Kansas-based custom combiner Jim Deibert is harvesting spring wheat in southwestern North Dakota. "We're north of Scranton fighting green all the time. We have fields that are ready and then, you move to another and it's not quite ready.…

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A Better Than Expected OH Wheat Harvest

Published August 19, 2022

Fremont, Ohio-based Sunrise Cooperative Vice President of Grain Craig Haugaard says the Ohio wheat harvest wrapped up in early July. "As we wrap up wheat harvest, usually July 4 is our big harvest time. It was the best wheat harvest…

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A Quick Harvest

Published August 19, 2022

In the Hazen, North Dakota area, John Weinand has made quick work of the 2022 harvest. "Canola harvest is wrapping up and we've had a nice crop with good prices. Barley is also being harvested in the area. Some of…

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Corn and Wheat Ending Stocks Lowered, Soybean Ending Stocks Raised

Published August 12, 2022

USDA lowered new crop corn ending stocks from 1.47 billion bushels to 1.38 billion in Friday’s Supply and Demand report. The season average corn price is unchanged at $6.65 per bushel. Soybean ending stocks are raised 15 million bushels to…

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USDA Report Neutral for Corn, Bearish for the Soybeans

Published August 12, 2022

USDA lowered the corn yield forecast from 177 bushels per acre to 175 bushels per acre the latest USDA report. That lowers new crop corn production to 14.3 billion bushels. The soybean yield was the big surprise. USDA raised the…

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Waiting for Wheat Harvest

Published August 12, 2022

Wahpeton, North Dakota-based custom combiner Mike Matejcek is waiting for the wheat crop to dry down to start the North Dakota harvest. "There are plenty of green heads out there; we sprayed Roundup on some acres." The crop on this…

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Basis Doesn’t Lie

Published July 28, 2022

Progressive Ag Marketing market analyst Tom Lilja is taking in the results from the Wheat Quality Council Spring Wheat Tour. "There are a lot of spring wheat acres in North Dakota and the crop looks pretty good." Lilja says the…

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