wheat

According to NASS, as of March 1st, the total wheat stocks in Oregon totaled 27.9 million bushels, up from 25 million bushels a year ago.  Off-farm stocks were up 18% percent, while on-farm stocks were down 17% compared to the previous year.  In...

The USDA says export sales of corn, beans, and wheat all rose week-to-week during the seven days ending on March 27th.   Wheat sales jumped to 340,000 metric tons from 100,000 tons the prior week and were 40% higher than the four-week average.  Ec...

There aren’t many businesses riskier than farming.  The CME Group says they are always looking for ways to help producers manage that risk and lower uncertainty.  John Ricci, the global head of agricultural products with the CME Group, said they have several exciting initiatives underway.   “We’ve...

According to the latest forecast released by Washington State University, stripe rust is forecasted in the low epidemic range for the eastern Pacific Northwest.  Low epidemic range, meaning a 1%-20% yield loss, is anticipated for the 2025 growing season, based on the predication models using the weather data from November 2024 to February 2025.  WSU’s m...

The National Association of Wheat Growers celebrated the organization’s 75th anniversary during the 2025 Commodity Classic this week in Denver, CO.   “This event recognizes the hard work of those who have been part of the National Association of Wheat Grower’s history and reaffirms our ongoing commitment to ensuring that wheat growers and rural America can continue to thrive for generations to com

The value of U.S. agricultural exports in fiscal year 2025 is expected to drop to the lowest level in five years.  USDA said shipments this year are projected to be valued at $170.5 billion, up from the $170 billion in the November 2024 outlook.  That wo...

When talking about the proposed 25% tariffs against Mexico and Canada, much of the focus as been on the impact they will have when American producers want to export product.  But Casey Chumrau, CEO of the Washington Grain Commission said the impact would have been much larger than that.  She sai...

While there may not have been a ton of news and information to come from the February crop production, supply and demand forecasts, there were a few nuggets of data mixed in.  USDA chief economist Seth Meyer said one of the biggest take aways has to do with this month's beef production and price forecast.   ...

Idaho grain farmers warned that conditions appear “optimal” for pressure from Stripe Rust.  University of Idaho cereals pathologist Juliet Marshall made those comments during the recent East Idaho Cereals Conference in Fort Hall.  She explained preva...

Ukraine’s Ag Department says the country’s grain output in the 2024-2025 marketing season is now forecast to drop 13% compared to the previous year, as corn, barley, and rye output are all projected to drop.  Corn production will plunge 24 percent from its 2023-2024 estimate to 24.6 million metric...