While exports were down 9% from last year s strong levels last year finished as the third best export year in a decade they were still equal to the 10-year average. hard red spring wheat finished the 2006 marketing year at 249 million bushels, according to recently released statistics from the U. Tempering the decline was the resurgence of durum markets, like Morroco which doubled its purchases from the previous year, 6.8 million as compared to 3.1 million. Export demand was hampered...

OVERVIEW: Corn and wheat remained on the defensive overnight as fresh rains in key corn growing areas and the continuing winter wheat harvest ensured sellers had the upper hand on both markets throughout. Corn was on the receiving end of a fairly hefty selling spree Friday, and more of the same looks likely over the coming days as traders further adjust to the moister soils in the Midwest, and pare down overall positions ahead of this Friday s USDA acreage and stocks report. This is likely...

Local elevators have seen the wheat come in over the weekend, but not to the degree it was one year ago. Wide areas of the state are harvesting with scattered showers continuing in some areas. Some wheat fields are drying down and some aren't quite there yet. They haven't seen many custom cutters in the area and without them harvest might take a couple of weeks. The wheat is better than he thought with an average test weight of 58 pounds per bushel with no moisture problems right now. The...

Too much sprouting and it becomes a feed, Bartram said, noting that feed prices are much lower than the usual grain prices. Lodged wheat, which is wheat that has fallen over, is also a major problem. And until the harvest resumes there is no way to know just how much damage the recent storms have caused to the wheat. Bartram said more rain could also lead to other problems like lodged wheat, encroaching weeds and grass, and sprouting heads. He still expects the area will produce good...

Wheat predictions could be too optimistic: AgForce Monday, 25 June 2007 The latest predictions of a bumper Australian wheat crop could be overly optimistic - by as much as four million tonnes - unless more rain falls soon, according to AgForce Grains president Lyndon Pfeffer. Wheat predictions could be too optimistic: AgForce Monday, 25 June 2007 The latest predictions of a bumper Australian wheat crop could be overly optimistic - by as much as four million tonnes - unless more rain falls...