Expect Excellent Functional Quality in 2022 U.S. Hard Red Winter Export Supplies
Even in the face of dry conditions across much of the central and southern production area, U.S. farmers produced one of the highest quality hard red winter (HRW) wheat crops in several years for 2022/23. The new HRW crop has consistent kernel characteristics and protein across the export tributaries in the Gulf and Pacific. Flour […]
It is Another High-Quality U.S. Soft Red Winter Wheat Crop for Global Customers
In 2022, U.S. wheat farmers continued a now three-year run producing excellent quality soft red winter (SRW) wheat for the world’s weak gluten wheat buyers and food processors. U.S. SRW is grown over a wide area mainly east of the Mississippi River. The production region experienced generally good growing conditions in the 2022 crop year. […]
USW’s Online Baking Program Putting U.S. Wheat ‘Top of Mind’ in South America
An online training series developed by U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) in the early days of the COVID pandemic continues to have success in its effort to educate South American bakers and millers about the value and quality of U.S. wheat. Specifically, the Online Baking Certification program promotes baking methods and processes that highlight all six […]
Past USW Chairman Darren Padget Shares Sustainable Practices on His Farm
In 2021, the U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) team in Beijing asked then-Chairman and Oregon wheat farmer Darren Padget to record a video message to Chinese milling and trading managers participating in a USW-sponsored “Contracting for Wheat Value” seminar. The USW team wanted to show customers the important things U.S. farmers do every day to produce […]
Spring Wheat Tour Scouts Say the Crop Has Excellent Potential
The 2022 Hard Spring Wheat Tour sponsored by the Wheat Quality Council ended July 28 with a very positive outlook for the U.S. hard red spring (HRS) and durum crop. The wheat is behind its normal development at this time of year because of late planting, but more than 50 industry participants determined a total […]
FAS Trade Mission to Philippines Includes Wheat Customer Meetings
USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Administrator Daniel Whitley recently returned from leading a U.S. trade mission to the Philippines. The mission’s objective was to help foster stronger ties and build economic partnerships between the United States and the Philippines. The mission included representatives from 29 U.S. agribusinesses and farm organizations and 10 state departments of […]
OSU on the Forefront of Developing Higher Quality Wheat
Wheat harvest is underway in Oklahoma, and as an appropriate prelude, members of the Oklahoma State University (OSU) Wheat Improvement Team are working on stronger, higher quality wheat varieties. Oklahoma State University wheat genetics chair Brett Carver shared with wheat producers at the recent Lahoma Field Day that his team of OSU wheat researchers have been breeding wheat varieties with […]
Defining U.S. Wheat’s Comparative (Competitive) Advantage: Durum
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 durum wheat brings to the market. Durum is the pasta wheat and the fifth-largest class of wheat grown in the United States with an annual average production […]
Wheat Foods Council Holds Future of Food Forum and Chef Workshop
Chefs, food marketers, millers and other wheat industry representatives came together in Napa, California, on April 11 to 14 for the Wheat Foods Council “Chef Workshop” and first “Future of Food Forum.” This seminar was insightful and provided a chance to advocate wheat foods to key people in the U.S. food industry. At the Chef […]
A Prescription for Improving Wheat Quality and Yields
Wheat Letter recently reported on how improving U.S. wheat quality takes cooperation between people and industries around the world. Following up on the post about the Wheat Quality Council (WQC) meeting on Feb. 23, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo., this post is excerpted from a story in BakingBusiness.com about best management practices for growing more […]