Harvest and Planting Periods Merge – A Cycle That Produces a Reliable Wheat Crop
The 2025 trade team season is winding down, and U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) is reflecting on the opportunities global buyers had this year to explore U.S. wheat country. The highlight, as always, was the opportunity to connect these customers with U.S. farmers. “Each trade team season, we look for ways to help U.S. wheat customers […]
Positioning U.S. Soft Wheats as Essential Ingredients for Colombian Snack Maker
Some “outside the cracker box” thinking by U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) staff in South America resulted in a major customer expanding its use of both U.S. soft red winter (SRW) and U.S. soft white (SW) wheat for production of popular snack foods. Two separate activities led to the purchasing decisions. Both are examples of technical […]
USW Seminars Highlight FGIS Inspection as Competitive Advantage for Dominican Republic Millers
No matter if by truck, train or boat, the USDA’s Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) inspects and grades every load of wheat exported. Staff from five flour mills in the Dominican Republic recently received a deep dive into how to best use the FGIS inspection and certification process to their advantage during a series of […]
USW’s Mexico City Office Brings Milling Professionals from Latin America to Kansas for Wheat Quality Tour
U.S. Wheat Associates’ (USW) Mexico City Office brought six milling representatives from Latin America to learn about the U.S. hard red winter (HRW) crop and meet Kansas wheat farmers during the 2025 Wheat Quality Tour. Organized by the Wheat Quality Council, the annual tour covers all of Kansas and requires the work of many volunteers […]
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 […]
A Commitment to Wheat Supply Chain Integrity and Quality
The U.S. farm families who produce the wheat and the industries that supply it are committed to keeping the wheat market open and transparent. As U.S. wheat export prices trend toward parity and other suppliers offer uncertainty, it is important that our customers again see the reasons they can depend on the integrity of our […]
USW Crop Quality Seminars: Team Effort by U.S. Wheat Industry Benefits Customers Around the World
Two Dozen Countries Seven teams presented highlights of the 2024 U.S. wheat crop in two dozen countries as part of the annual series of USW Crop Quality Seminars that began in October and wrapped up earlier this month. Once again, success was the result of teamwork. Each crop quality team is carefully selected by USW’s […]
Higher Yielding 2024 Hard Red Spring Crop Offers Highly Functional Characteristics
Grown primarily in the North Central region and shipped via the Pacific, Gulf and Great Lakes ports, hard red spring (HRS) wheat is second in production among U.S. wheat classes. USDA has pegged 2024 production at 13.7 million metric tons or 8% more than in 2023. Planting started slightly ahead of average due to milder […]
Video: USW Crop Quality Report, Seminars Provide Customers With a Transparent Look at 2024 Crop
Months of Cooperation Months of work go into U.S. Wheat Associates’ (USW) annual Crop Quality Report and the Crop Quality Seminars that follow. But when the job is done, customers of U.S. wheat around the world benefit from an effort that requires cooperation across the entire wheat industry. The Crop Quality Report includes information on […]
First Look: New Crop Soft White Production is Up; Functionality is Good
The larger 2024 Pacific Northwest (PNW) soft white (SW) crop experienced more moisture and moderate temperatures, resulting in typical protein distribution, appropriately weak to medium gluten strength, and acceptable to good functionality. The high protein segment is a blending opportunity for crackers, Asian noodles, steamed breads, flat breads, and pan breads. The Club wheat subclass, […]