Biodiversity and Productivity Has Grown in Modern U.S. Wheat Varieties
Reprinted with Permission from the University of Minnesota. Agriculture is seen as both a key cause of the global biodiversity crisis and a principal means of addressing it. Though some advocates are calling for farmers to return to heirloom varieties of crops as a way for the agriculture industry to address the growing challenges posed […]
Sharing Stories About U.S. Farm Families and Delicious Food
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) is pleased to help share the positive stories about how U.S. farmers, ranchers and fisheries are producing excellent quality, delicious food for the world in highly sustainable ways. In fact, U.S. wheat farm families are featured in several video stories created by USDA and U.S. trade associations as part of a […]
Taking a ‘Brief But Deep’ Dive into Flour Milling at KSU
Some have a basic understanding of the flour milling process. Some have absolutely no idea how wheat from a farm ends up as flour destined for a baker’s oven. Regardless of their experience, farmers and State Wheat Commission staffers who gathered in Manhattan, Kansas, this week share a common destiny. “Everybody is going to learn […]
Promoting U.S. Wheat Around the World in 2022
As U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) President Vince Peterson often says, at any given hour of the day someone, somewhere, is talking about the quality, reliability and value of U.S. wheat. Wheat Letter wants to share just some of the ways USW has been working recently to build a preference for U.S. wheat in an ever more complex world wheat […]
USW’s Crop Quality Seminars Successful in Highlighting 2022 Wheat Crop for Global Customers
Crop Quality Seminars presented by U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) concluded this week with a universal response by customers in every corner of the world: They are impressed by the high quality of the 2022 crop across all six wheat classes but concerned about the sustained higher prices. One other common opinion: Those attending in-person seminars […]
2022 USW Crop Quality Report is A Must-Read for Wheat Buyers
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) has published its 2022 Crop Quality Report that includes grade, flour and baking data for all six U.S. wheat classes. The report compiles comprehensive data from analysis of hundreds of samples conducted during and after harvest by our partner organizations and laboratories. The report provides essential, objective information to help buyers get […]
Hard Red Spring Crop Makes Strong Recovery, Shows Positive Quality Characteristics
The 2022 U.S. HRS crop recovered from last year’s historic drought. This crop has many positive attributes, including higher supply levels, strong grading characteristics, little to no DON and sound kernel characteristics. Overall protein is lower, but over half of the crop still has protein levels of 14% (12% mb) or higher. While dough strength […]
Larger Durum Crop Comes with Favorable Properties for Dough, Positive Pasta Characteristics
Buyers will find a larger supply of durum from the northern part of the United States in 2022. This high-quality crop boasts excellent grading and kernel characteristics and high falling numbers. Lower than average protein levels, along with pockets of lower 1000 kernel weights and smaller kernels, can be managed through diligent contract specifications. Dough […]
2022 Hard White Wheat Crop Offers Quality Performance in Milling, Baking
The 2022 hard white (HW) 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 acceptable to excellent bread baking potential according to their respective protein contents. For Asian noodle applications, using 60% extraction […]
2022 Soft White Wheat Crop Delivers Performance Customers Have Come to Expect
The return to more normal growing conditions for the 2022/23 Pacific Northwest (PNW) U.S. soft white (SW) wheat crop offers typically performance in producing the world’s finest cakes, pastries, biscuits and snack foods. Compared to the drought stressed 2021/22 crop, soft white this year has very weak to medium gluten strength and good finished product […]