The combination of a late freeze and an early wheat crop could combine to make a dent in the anticipated wheat harvest this year. Exactly how badly the wheat was damaged by the cold spell won't be known until the wheat is harvested. The number of planted wheat acres is up about 10 percent so that will have an effect on the total number of acres planted. Some wheat varieties handle freeze better than others but that won't be known until harvest as well. If the wheat crop has survived the...

For the Canadian and Argentine wheat there is competition from oilseeds and pulses, and if wheat prices do not respond it will translate into a drop in wheat acreage, he said. MUMBAI: India is unlikely to influence global wheat prices this year, thanks to estimates of a good local crop and lower import demand. He, however, said that acreage under wheat for the next year is expected to show a decline with a shift to other crops like oilseeds and pulses. On account of unanticipated demand...

What s the difference between wheat allergy and coeliac disease? It is important to remember that wheat allergy differs from the condition called coeliac disease, which is a hereditary illness. Is wheat allergy common? According to statistics, wheat allergy is supposed to be relatively uncommon, but there may be many more sufferers out there who are not even aware of the fact that they are allergic to wheat. Dietary treatment of wheat allergy If you suffer from confirmed wheat allergy, the...

Sumner County also harvested more wheat acreage than any other county in the state at 375,800 total acres. Counties average per acre wheat harvest above state average. Kansas may lead the nation in wheat production, but it is Sumner County that once again outranks all other Kansas counties in growing the crop, a newly released government report shows. The annual county-by-county wheat harvest summary is closely watched because the five-year average yields in each county are used in...

When projections of spring-planted wheat are added, the total planted area for wheat is forecast at 60 million acres - 2.7 million acres more than last season, the Economic Research Service said. WICHITA (AP) - Bolstered by expanded acreage and anticipated bountiful yields, the nation's farmers will likely harvest a huge wheat crop this season, amid prices forecast to match the second-highest average on record, a new report says. Farmers, spurred by high wheat prices last fall, planted 3.5...