Farmers Overcome Hot, Dry Season to Produce Highly Functional Soft White Wheat
“It was a challenging year,” said Oregon farmer David Brewer of the 2023 soft white (SW) wheat production season. “However, I believe that our investments into variety development and adoption of sustainable management practices have helped us ensure the best functionality from the 2023 crop.” Seeding conditions were good in the fall of 2022 with […]
Final Harvest Report Confirms High Quality Northern Durum Crop
The 2023 U.S. wheat harvest has ended and U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) published its final weekly Harvest Report Oct. 6. This year’s first Harvest Report appeared May 19 and was published every Friday afternoon (Eastern Time) throughout the season with updates and comments on harvest progress, crop conditions for hard red winter (HRW), soft red […]
Soft Red Winter Wheat Farmers Produce Another Large Crop with Excellent End-Use Quality
Attractive cash prices, a good agronomic fit, and excellent breeding and crop management have once again combined to help produce a large and high-quality U.S. soft red winter wheat crop in 2023. Soft red winter (SRW) is grown over a wide area of the eastern United States that experienced generally good growing conditions in the […]
Kernel Photography Project: Images Designed to Help Educate Customers About U.S. Wheat’s Quality
Building a kernel photo library with new and updated images from each of the six classes of U.S. wheat requires the single steady hand of a skilled photographer. And hundreds of hands of support from everyone else. The wheat kernel photo library project, which U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) began planning earlier this year, took a […]
USW’s Crop Quality Seminars Successful in Highlighting 2022 Wheat Crop for Global Customers
Crop Quality Seminars presented by U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) concluded this week with a universal response by customers in every corner of the world: They are impressed by the high quality of the 2022 crop across all six wheat classes but concerned about the sustained higher prices. One other common opinion: Those attending in-person seminars […]
2022 USW Crop Quality Report is A Must-Read for Wheat Buyers
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) has published its 2022 Crop Quality Report that includes grade, flour and baking data for all six U.S. wheat classes. The report compiles comprehensive data from analysis of hundreds of samples conducted during and after harvest by our partner organizations and laboratories. The report provides essential, objective information to help buyers get […]