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 […]
New Hard White Crop Offers Good Milling, Dough and End Product Performance
In a year when limited exportable quantities of U.S. hard white (HW) wheat are available, the good performance in milling, dough rheological properties and end products, including pan breads, Asian noodles and steamed breads reflect growing conditions and varietal improvements in the 2018 HW crop. The 2018 crop was grown primarily in Kansas, Colorado, Idaho, […]
USDA Confirms Ample U.S. Wheat Supply in 2018/19, Reassures Customers About Availability
By Stephanie Bryant-Erdmann, USW Market Analyst On Sept. 28, USDA released its Small Grains Summary noting that 2018/19 U.S. wheat production increased to 51.3 MMT, up 8 percent from last year due to improvements in both average yield and harvested area. While this is still 8 percent below the 5-year average of 55.8 MMT, the […]
Even with Lower HRW Outlook, U.S. Wheat Production Called Up for 2018/19
By Stephanie Bryant-Erdmann, USW Market Analyst With the small, stressed hard red winter (HRW) wheat crop getting the lion’s share of attention, it was an initial surprise to read in USDA’s May World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) that U.S. wheat production is expected to increase to 49.6 million metric tons (MMT) in 2018/19. […]
As Always, Weather Is the Wildcard for U.S. Wheat Planting and Production
By Stephanie Bryant-Erdmann, USW Market Analyst According to the March 29 USDA Prospective Plantings report, U.S. total spring-planted area will jump to an estimated 14.1 million acres (5.71 million hectares), 12 percent above 2017/18, if realized. The estimate includes 12.1 million acres (4.90 million hectares) of hard red spring (HRS), up 17 percent from 2017, if realized. […]
U.S. Wheat Production to Fall to Lowest Level Since 2002/03
USDA forecast U.S. 2017/18 wheat production at 47.9 million metric tons (MMT), down 24 percent year over year and 18 percent below the 5-year average. The reason: an anticipated 12 percent decline in average yield and the lowest planted acres since USDA records began in 1919. However, USDA expects 2017/18 U.S. beginning stocks to total […]
Profiling U.S. Wheat Sustainability: Mark Linnebur, Hard White Wheat Farmer
By Elizabeth Westendorf, USW Policy Specialist Mark Linnebur’s family and their community are always at the core of every decision made on their farm. The president of the Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee farms 25,000 acres of land in Colorado alongside five of his brothers and their families. He typically grows HRW or hard white (HW) […]
Profiling U.S. Wheat Sustainability
By Elizabeth Westendorf, USW Policy Specialist In 2016, Field to Market published its third National Indicators Report that assessed sustainability metrics in U.S. agriculture and looked at production of each crop on a national scale. Based on its environmental indicators, the report showed that wheat production has continued to improve, with particular progress in reducing […]