Defining U.S. Wheat’s Comparative (Competitive) Advantage: Hard White
In the increasingly competitive global wheat market, it is important to review the advantages that U.S. wheat delivers to millers and bakers. This post examines the advantages that hard white wheat brings to the market. Hard white (HW) wheat is the smallest class of wheat grown in the United States, with an annual average production […]
Scenes From A Variable but Smaller Kansas Wheat Crop
The anxiously awaited Hard Winter Wheat Tour sponsored by the Wheat Quality Council that ended May 19, confirmed that persistent drought will cut the yield potential of the 2022 Kansas wheat crop to its lowest level since 2018. The 83 participants scouting the crop estimated the average yield potential at 39.7 bushels per acre (52.71 […]
USDA Reports Reflect Why U.S. Farmers Seeded More Winter Wheat
Last week, USDA released three reports giving some indication of what may be ahead for the 2022 global wheat market. Those USDA reports were the monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, the quarterly Grain Stocks report, and the annual Winter Wheat Seedings report. Considering all three reports, U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) notes […]
Good Performance in Limited Exportable 2021 Hard White Supplies
2021 hard white (HW) wheat samples show good quality performance in milling, dough properties and finished products, including pan breads, Asian noodles and steamed breads. The Pacific Northwest (PNW), California and Southern Plains composites all show good bread baking potential according to their respective protein contents. For Asian noodle applications, 60% extraction patent flour is […]
What Did the 2021 Hard Winter Wheat Tour Find?
Originally published by Kansas Wheat. Excerpts reprinted with permission. About 45 people from 13 U.S. states traveled on six routes across Kansas May 18 to 20, stopping at wheat fields along the routes to assess crop conditions and yield potential, as part of the 2021 Hard Winter Wheat Tour sponsored by the Wheat Quality Council. […]
USW Harvest Report for 2021/22 Returns May 14
The new U.S. winter wheat crop is rapidly developing and U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) will publish its first “Harvest Report” for marketing year 2021/22 on Friday, May 14. USW Harvest Reports are published every Friday afternoon, Eastern Daylight Time, throughout the season with updates and comments on harvest progress, crop conditions and current crop quality […]
Six Unique U.S. Wheat Classes: Definition and Uses
Each of the six U.S. wheat classes brings unique advantages to the increasingly competitive global wheat market. First, and perhaps the most important, is consistency in quality and supply. Although each new crop year brings different challenges and opportunities, high-quality U.S. wheat is always available to the global market. Second, each class of wheat provides […]
U.S Wheat Associates Shares Winter 2021 Wheat Supply and Demand Outlook
The U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Board of Directors includes wheat farmer leaders appointed to represent each of the 17 state wheat commissions that are members of USW and meets three times during each marketing year (June to May). For each of the meetings, the USW Market Analyst prepares a “Wheat Supply and Demand Outlook” report […]
Annual USW Crop Quality Report Now Available for the World’s Wheat Buyers
Even in the face of a global pandemic, dependable U.S. wheat farmers persisted in their essential effort to produce the highest quality wheat in the world, while the reliable U.S. export supply system continued operating to move that wheat to the world. As a key part of its commitment to transparency and trade service, U.S. […]
Good Performance in Limited Exportable Hard White Supplies for 2020
Samples from the 2020 hard white (HW) wheat crop show good quality performance in milling, dough properties and finished products, including pan breads, Asian noodles and steamed breads. The Southern Plains, Pacific Northwest (PNW) and California composites all show good bread baking potential. Exportable supplies are limited. U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) has posted a full […]