USW Board Team Explores Challenges, Opportunities in Egypt, Morocco and Portugal
Producers from Arizona, Idaho and Nebraska explored three unique markets and met with customers to exchange information about U.S. wheat as part of U.S. Wheat Associates’ (USW) Board Team trip to Egypt, Morocco, and Portugal. The two-week trip took place in early May, led by USW staffers Erica Oakley, Ian Flagg, Peter Lloyd, and Tarik […]
USW’s Weekly Harvest Report to Resume May 16
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) recently started its weekly crop condition calls with states. And farmers in Arizona, California, Texas, and Oklahoma are making last-minute checks to make sure combines and equipment are in shape. Indeed, the 2025 U.S. wheat harvest is just days away. Another indication is that USW Vice President of Programs Erica Oakley […]
Video: 2023 Crop Quality Report Available, USW Seminars Scheduled in Seven Regions Around the World
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) has published its 2023 Crop Quality Report, which includes grade, flour and baking data for all six U.S. wheat classes. The report compiles comprehensive data from the analysis of hundreds of samples conducted during and after harvest by our partner organizations and laboratories. The report provides essential, objective information to help […]
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 […]
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 […]
Taiwan Team Signs Letter of Intent to Purchase 69.8 Million Bushels of U.S. Wheat
Representatives from the Taiwan Flour Millers Association (TFMA) signed a Letter of Intent September 14, 2022, with U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) to purchase 1.9 million metric tons – about 69.8 million bushels – of wheat from the U.S. over the next two years, a commitment with an estimated value of $576 million. The signing, held […]
U.S. Wheat Associates Activities Focus on Valuable Japanese Market
By Erica Oakley, USW Director of Programs It has been a busy couple of weeks for the U.S. wheat industry in Japan. On Nov. 14, 2019, the Governor of Oregon, Kate Brown, held a “Friends of Oregon” reception where our friend and recently retired colleague, Mr. Wataru “Charlie” Utsunomiya was recognized for his long-term contribution […]
Wet, Cold HRW Wheat Tour Predicts Good Yield Potential
By Claire Hutchins, USW Market Analyst This week, two U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) colleagues and I joined the Wheat Quality Council (WQC) on its 62nd annual “Hard Winter Wheat” Tour for an early survey of the 2019/20 hard red winter (HRW) crop in Kansas and parts of surrounding states. Just a few hours before USW […]
Annual Crop Quality Report and Seminars Will Help Customers Make Purchasing and Milling Decisions
By Erica Oakley, USW Director of Programs As a key part of its commitment to transparency, each year U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) produces an annual Crop Quality Report that includes grade, flour and baking data for all six U.S. wheat classes. The report is compiled from sample testing and analysis conducted during and after harvest […]
Overseas Customers Benefit from Continued Education
Each year, USW sponsors overseas customers to travel to the United States as members of a trade delegation or to attend a short course, with more than 100 customers participating each year. In 2017, USW sponsored a total of 72 participants from Latin America, Africa, Asia and Europe to attend seven short courses and four […]