u.s. wheat

The USDA made only minor changes to both the domestic and world wheat ballot sheets for June.  World Agricultural Outlook Board chair Mark Jekanowski said they got some new information regarding the American winter wheat crop.   “The changes were small, fairly negligible, so it doesn't really move the needle in terms of our overall U.S. wheat production ...

Back in the 1980s and 1990s, for Russia to feed its people, they had to purchase a large amount of U.S. grain, particularly wheat.  However, a lot has changed over the past 30 years.   “Russia has emerged over the past few decades to be the dominant global supplier of wheat," noted USDA Outlook chairman Mark Jekanowski.  He added roughly 25% of...

Despite lower U.S. wheat production forecasted this month, the world is still expected to grow a record wheat crop this new marketing year.   “We raised our production forecast by 2.1 million tons this month.  So now we're looking at 798.3 million tons ...

U.S. Wheat Associates and the National Association of Wheat Growers today thank Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN), Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Sen. Pete Rickets (R-NE) for the introduction of the American Farmers Feed the World Act of 2023 in the U.S. Senate.

Seven months into the 2020-2021 marketing year, USDA forecasts total wheat exports will reach 26.8 million metric tons which, if realized, would be 2% higher than the previous year. USWheat.org says that number would also be 7% higher than the five-year average ...

Despite expected record global wheat production and record world ending stocks in the current marketing year U.S. wheat exports are doing well in the global marketplace.  Acting World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair, Mark Jekanowski, said U.S. w...

The World Trade Organization will be meeting in Brazil next week for their 11th WTO Ministerial Conference and U.S. Wheat, along with 13 other ag groups, is hoping U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will defend U.S. interests at the meeting...

2015 was a banner year for Washington Agriculture.  The Value of the state’s agriculture production during the 2015 season hit $10.7 billion, setting a new record, eclipsing the previous high set in 2014 by 5%.  Much of that increase came because of the record high value of apples which increased 27% year-over-year.  Apples remain...

St. John wheat farmer Gary Bailey called his recent trip to Japan and Korea fascinating.   Bailey, who was traveling on behalf of the Washington Grain Commission, said he was able to meet with U.S. Wheat associates as well as flour mills and bakeries that use U.S. w...