Thanks to recent rains, corn, cotton and wheat crops throughout the state are developing well in their respective growing areas, according to Extension reports. While some damage from recent hail, tornados and flooding was reported, crops and livestock grazing generally got a welcome boost from these rains and from warmer weather. ROLLING PLAINS: Thanks to recent rains, the region's wheat crop in excellent condition, although there were a few pockets of crop damage from hail a few weeks...

Wheat freeze damage reports indicate 25 percent of the wheat has not been damaged, 24 percent received light damage, 26 percent received moderate damage, and 25 percent received severe damage. Reporter comments continue to indicate that early planted and early maturing wheat varieties appear to have experienced more freeze damage and later planted wheat appears to have escaped severe freeze damage. Insect infestation reports indicate 74 percent of the wheat showed no infestation, 17...

Weather forecasts through May 10 indicate the crop will get planted at about an average pace, therefore the market is slowly removing weather premium from prices. This is when seasonal price trends turn lower as the market prepares for the impending winter wheat harvest. WHEAT Wheat futures have rallied sharply so far in the month of April due to frost damage that occurred over the Easter weekend. Funds have been selling long positions, as the technical trend of the market has turned lower...

He said that there was no ceiling on how much farmers could borrow for the winter wheat programme. Zimbabwe consumes over 400 000 tonnes of wheat annually but yields have been erratic in recent years forcing the country to import the bulk of its wheat requirements. The current cost per hectare agreed on by all stakeholders is $4 million but if there is any escalation in costs, farmers are free to apply for top-up loans," he said. Agribank, which remains Zimbabwe's prime agricultural...

The freeze that came through a large portion of Kansas the first weekend in April has created a dichotomy in the crop, with some stands of wheat showing significant damage, and some showing attempts to recover, mostly in the eastern to central portions of the state. The freeze that came through a large portion of Kansas the first weekend in April has created a dichotomy in the crop, with some stands of wheat showing significant damage, and some showing attempts to recover, mostly in the...