Category Archives: Markets

Congressional Assistants Visit K-State to Discuss Wheat Research

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Nicole Lane

Wheat research took center stage during the first day of the Annual Kansas State University Congressional Agricultural Assistants tour held this week in Manhattan. The tour provides an opportunity for K-State to highlight major research projects, particularly those funded with … Continue reading →

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Argentinean Farmers Visit Kansas

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Nicole Lane

On a normal year, Argentina and the United States would be competitors in the world wheat market. Argentina has consistently been a large wheat export country and supplier to Brazil. However, after action from the Argentinean government has driven the … Continue reading →

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2013 Wheat Tour, Day Three

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Kansas Wheat

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 →

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From the Field: Freeze Wreaks Havoc on Kansas Wheat Crop

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Kansas Wheat

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 →

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Kansas Wheat Conditions in Early Spring…

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Kansas Wheat

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 →

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ConAgra Mills, Horizon Milling to Combine Flour Mill Operations

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Kansas Wheat

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 →

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End of an Era: The Kansas City Board of Trade

Posted on February 7, 2013 by justinpgilpin

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 →

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KSU Wheat Market Situation and Outlook (via AgManager – January 2013)

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Kansas Wheat

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).

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Wheat Field Report: Poor Crop Taking Shape

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Kansas Wheat

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 →

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‘Mr. Secretary, We’ve Found Your Beef’

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Kansas Wheat

“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 →

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