wheat production

The USDA is expecting another global record wheat crop in the upcoming marketing year.  USDA World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski said the current forecast for the new crop year is 808.5 million tons.  So, why the increase?   “A big rebound in pr...

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...

One University of Idaho professor says the wheat production picture globally is very concerning. Dr. Juliet Marshall said most are aware of the impact the war in Ukraine is having on not only getting grain in storage to markets in need, but also on planting this season...

"Lower". The word of note in USDA's outlook of global wheat supply and demand for June. World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski says the primary factor behind a 1.4 billion ton decrease in worldwide production was a lower forecast for India ...

Some potential good news for U.S. wheat growers. "After five years of wheat supplies exceeding demand, we've hit a year where the opposite is now true on a global level." And that, according to USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer, is a recipe for decent prices for wheat ...

The USDA is out with the latest import and export numbers when it comes to wheat supply and demand. "With wheat this time of year, we're really, mostly attracting trade data, export/import data as it continues to come in," noted USDA World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair, Mark Jekanowski ...

Mother Nature is wreaking havoc for wheat growers, not just in the U.S., but overseas as well. In all the areas where production was lowered, specifically the Unites States, Canada, Kazakhstan, it's reflecting drought conditions.," noted World Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski ...

According to USDA, world wheat production continued at its record pace in September. The Department's latest global balance sheet shows wheat production up 3.4 million tons from August. World Outlook Board Chair, Mark Jekansowski, said several nations reported month-over-month production increases ...

Unlike most crops this month, USDA has little production information to go by in looking at the domestic balance sheet, so World Outlook Board Chair, Mark Jekanowski, says the focus is on the demand side of  of the ledger. "We pulled back our import forecast by 10 million bushels. Ref ...

According to NASS, wheat production in the Northwest has taken a big hit from 2020 to this year. As of July 1st, winter wheat production in Idaho sits at 57.0 million bushels, down 4% from the June 1st forecast, and off 15% year over year ...