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2013 Wheat Tour, Day Three
Aaron Harries, Kansas Wheat’s Director of Marketing, reports from the Kansas City Board of Trade in Kansas City, Missouri: The results are in, and the 2013 Winter Wheat Tour participants have pegged the Kansas wheat crop at 313.8 million bushels, … Continue reading
Posted in Agronomy, Farming, Markets, Wheat Harvest
Tagged 2012 drought, 2013 freeze, 2013 wheat crop, 2013 Wheat Tour, crop condition, Kansas, Kansas Wheat, Wheat Quality Council
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From the Field: Freeze Wreaks Havoc on Kansas Wheat Crop
The photos shared here would be beautiful, if they weren’t a symbol of the impact Mother Nature has on the 2013 wheat crop. When temperatures plummeted from weekend highs near 70 degrees throughout Kansas, to the teens on April 9, … Continue reading
Kansas Wheat Conditions in Early Spring…
Across the state, the 2013 wheat crop is perking up and showing slight signs of improvement from the poor stands of past fall. In its April 1 Crop Progress Report, Kansas Agricultural Statistics rated the wheat crop at 2% excellent … Continue reading
ConAgra Mills, Horizon Milling to Combine Flour Mill Operations
There’s big news coming out of Omaha and Minneapolis today: ConAgra Mills and Horizon Milling (CHS and Cargill’s flour milling group) have joined flour mill operations. The combined operations, called Ardent Mills, will: “…take advantage of the combines assets, capabilities … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Markets, Supply and Demand, Uncategorized
Tagged Ardent Mills, Cargill, CHS, ConAgra, demand, farmers, flour milling, Horizon Milling, supply, wheat
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End of an Era: The Kansas City Board of Trade
In an announcement earlier this week, the CME Group announced its intention to “…transition open outcry trading of Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT) hard red winter (HRW) wheat futures and options to its Chicago trading floor beginning Monday, July … Continue reading
KSU Wheat Market Situation and Outlook (via AgManager – January 2013)
From Kansas State University agricultural economist Dan O’Brien, analysis of the recent Wheat Reports from USDA. KSU Wheat Market Situation and Outlook (via AgManager – January 2013).
Posted in Markets, Supply and Demand
Tagged ag economics, Kansas State University, USDA, wheat, wheat demand
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Wheat Field Report: Poor Crop Taking Shape
Despite various amounts of rain and snow throughout Kansas since Christmas, the Kansas wheat crop is in poor shape, based on reports from directors of the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers and personal observations occurring Jan. 15-Jan. 21. KAWG directors … Continue reading
Posted in Agronomy, Markets, Uncategorized
Tagged 2012 drought, 2013 drought, 2013 harvest, 2013 wheat crop, agronomy, drought, drought impact, farmers, Kansas, Kansas wheat crop, USDA, wheat crop, wheat crop condition, wheat supplies
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‘Mr. Secretary, We’ve Found Your Beef’
“Mr. Secretary, the beef from your state has found its destination.” – Jeong Min Park, U.S. Meat Export Federation That we found Kansas-processed beef in Han Jung, South Korea really wasn’t a surprise. But it took some searching; we actually … Continue reading
Posted in Human Interest, Markets, Supply and Demand
Tagged agriculture, beef, bread, flour, Kansas, Kansas Department of Agriculture, pork, South korea, wheat
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Greetings from the ‘Land of the Morning Calm!’
Korea is called the “Land of the Morning Calm.” Certainly, members of the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Trade Delegation to Korea were struck by the beauty of this country, particularly its capital city of Seoul. Modern, thriving, bustling…Seoul is simply … Continue reading
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Tagged Kansas, Kansas Department of Agriculture, Kansas farms, Korea, trade, wheat
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Kansas Ag Trade Team Heads to South Korea, China
Note: I’m fortunate to be one of 17 folks from Kansas to be part of this trade mission to South Korea and China. Check the blog each day for updates! – Bill Spiegel, director of communications TOPEKA – A … Continue reading
Posted in Markets, Supply and Demand
Tagged Asia, China, Kansas, Kansas Wheat, South korea, trade
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