by lyndseymurphy | Jul 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
U.S. wheat is on the world stage these days… Things have been challenging for U.S. wheat farmers this year. Variable weather conditions, crazy input prices, inflation, and the war in Ukraine haven’t made life easy on any of them. No happy medium: Western Nebraska is...
by Travis Martin | Jan 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
Things are a little tense in Eastern Europe. (The understatement of the year.) With Russia amassing troops along the Ukrainian border and western nations vowing to preserve Ukraine’s sovereignty, everyone is on pins and needles. Including the ag industry. Wheat goes...
by Travis Martin | Dec 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
Wheat producers and marketers have recently been on a wild ride. And they’d better buckle up…’cause it ain’t over yet. Refresher: CBOT wheat prices steadily climbed over the course of the fall (with a few dips). A major rally then shot prices into the stratosphere...
by Travis Martin | Aug 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Bakers, beware. Flour prices are set to rise as extreme drought, market volatility, and skyrocketing input costs have the whole food chain passing costs down to consumers. Perfect storm: Nearly 98% of the U.S. spring wheat crop is experiencing drought conditions—rated...
by Travis Martin | Feb 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Wheat often gets the supporting actor nod in the U.S. grain market theater. But with all the headlines about it this winter, its new-found star status has it center stage. The storyline beings with Mother Nature not being kind to U.S. wheat farmers this season....
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