Section 301 Determination: Opportunity for U.S. Wheat Buyers
In recent weeks, the risk of Section 301 actions targeting China’s shipbuilding industry have hung heavily over the wheat exports. The proposed actions and associated risks have dampened exports, with new crop wheat sales sitting 18% below last year’s level, as of April 10. However, after weeks of uncertainty, the April 17 determination offered crucial […]
Wheat Industry News
Speaking of Wheat “Land is a resource that will go away if we don’t protect it correctly. With the ever-growing world population and the shrinking land base, the land we’re producing crops on must be managed in a sustainable way.” – Washington state wheat farmer Art Schultheis (above). U.S. Sustainability Alliance Features Stories of Stewardship […]
USW Work in Bangladesh Designed to Develop Market for HRS and Other Wheat Classes
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) is continuing an effort to build demand for U.S. wheat in Bangladesh, where flour mills have recently expressed interest in importing more wheat with stronger gluten for a variety of end products enjoyed by the country’s 171 million consumers. This month, USW Assistant Regional Director Joe Bippert and Dr. Shahidul Islam, […]
New USDA Report Estimates Less Wheat Planting, More Ending Stocks
On March 28, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its yearly Prospective Plantings and quarterly Grains Stocks reports. The reports provide crucial insights to U.S. wheat importers as we enter the concluding months of the 2023/24 marketing year and look ahead to the 2024 harvest. This article will analyze USDA’s recent reports on […]
Washington Grain Commission CEO Testifies on Behalf of Columbia Snake River System
On Jan. 30, 2024, Casey Chumrau, CEO of the Washington Grain Commission, offered compelling testimony supporting the crucial infrastructure of dams and locks on the Columbia Snake River System (CSRS) at a U.S. House Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee hearing. U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) sent separate […]
Inputs and Profits: Current Conditions Prove There’s Nothing Magical About Farming Math
Kitchen table math can be a chore this time of year, as U.S. wheat farmers shovel their crop production costs into calculators, hoping the numbers they scoop out next year will be magically heavier than those they tossed in this year. But here’s a secret about the math of farming: it isn’t really magic. “There’s […]
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 […]
Collaborative U.S. Trade Service Conference Supports Regional Wheat Demand
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) continued a tradition of promoting the value of U.S. agricultural products together with other USDA Foreign Agricultural Service cooperator organizations by co-hosting the annual U.S. Agricultural Cooperators Conference Sept. 12 to 14, 2023, in Da Nang, Vietnam. This conference is designed as a value-added service for Southeast Asian buyers served by […]
Most Exportable Supplies Moved by Rail with Significant Effect on Basis
As we continue a series of articles on U.S. supply chain logistics, rail is arguably the most important mode of transporting wheat for export. According to a recent USDA Modal Share Analysis Study, rail accounted for an average of 59% of inland transportation for wheat exports between 2016 and 2020, or an average annual total […]
U.S. Soft White Wheat Production: It’s Dry, But Too Early in Harvest to Determine 2023 Yield
Amid this year’s volatile markets and relatively slow demand, U.S. soft white wheat (SW) has provided many customers with buying opportunities, positioning itself as one of the most competitive classes of U.S. wheat. In recent months, dryness in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) this spring dominated market news and discussions about quality. As harvest ramps up […]