Editor’s note: The following was written by Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson and Jim Baltz with the University of Illinois and Carl Zulauf on the Ohio State University’s farmdoc daily website May 3. Although planting progress can quickly catch up to average levels with favorable weather, planting progress to date lags across the Corn…
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As of May 9, the spring wheat market, both futures and cash levels, continued to push for highs as a number of issues were factored into the move, including weather, planting progress, and the ongoing war between Russia and Russia. Ukraine, among others. Cash prices for spring wheat across the region were from $ 11.30-…
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WILLISTON, ND – A unique and historic farm, located on the Miller farm in the northwest corner of North Dakota, is seven miles from the Montana border and 50 miles to the Canadian border. It’s a family-run operation involving Floyd and Debbie Miller, their son, Casey, and Floyd’s brother, Rodney. Floyd and Debbie have two…
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Looking back over the past several weeks, the durum market has remained flat with no impressive moves one way or the other. That said, the most local durum bids are about $ 13 per bushel, which is still very good, historically speaking, but also disappointing from earlier trends and compared with recent strength in other…
As unusual weather patterns and ongoing conflict in Ukraine continue to push for alter-spring planting and the wheat market, wheat futures continue to push higher as May approaches. “We continue to see wheat futures push higher. Minneapolis July futures are up another 35 cents or so compared to two weeks ago, “said Erica Olson, market…
It’s a cold start to the 2022 planting season. January, February, and March all finished with below-normal temperatures in the upper Midwest, and the first half of April also had below-normal temps. No one knows if the coolness will continue for late April and into May and June. In their forecasts published during the first…
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