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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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Regional Basis Bids Mostly Unchanged

Published July 28, 2022

Basis bids at the six regional grain elevators followed by the Red River Farm Network for spring wheat, corn and soybeans are mostly unchanged from two weeks ago. Spring wheat basis bids range from 30 to 80 cents under the…

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Scab Risk Expands to Northeastern ND

Published July 24, 2022

In the last week, the risk of Fusarium Head Blight expanded into the Red River Valley. NDSU Extension Cereal Crop Plant Pathologist Andrew Friskop says that’s problematic because the wheat and barley are in different growth stages. A fungicide application…

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Egypt Cancels Wheat Tender

Published July 19, 2022

Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities, cancelled its international tender for wheat, stating the offer prices were more expensive than expected. Egypt lowered protein levels for the tender and the United States was hoping to make…

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USDA Forecasts Better-Than-Expected Wheat Crop

Published July 18, 2022

The USDA raised its wheat production estimate 44 million bushels to 1.78 billion bushels on an increase in harvested area and higher yields. The production forecast for the 2022 spring wheat crop indicated a 500 million bushel increase from last…

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