But that's not the only reason for the increase in wheat acres. Producers can commonly double-crop wheat with soybeans, which means they can plant soybeans right behind the wheat harvest in the same field, and the price of soybeans has soared to as high as $10 per bushel. LaFoe and Mulhern said wheat and soybeans also generally have lower input costs that other crops, such as corn and cotton. Next year's soybeans could perform like this year's corn, which was planted in record acreage...

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Australia has cut its forecast for this years wheat crop for the second time in six weeks as an enduring drought continues to inflict damage on the countrys hard-hit farmers. Australias wheat crop typically averages about 25m tonnes, making the country the worlds second-largest wheat exporter after the US. That period is critical to [crop] yields and combined with above average temperatures that has placed a lot of pressure on crops, she said. There was a small increase in forecast wheat...

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Georgia is set to face serious problems as international wheat prices continue to climb, analysts reiterated recently. However, analysts claim that Georgia s wheat demand is roughly 66 000 tons per month, a far cry more than the estimated 40000 tons of reserves, according to the newspaper Reazonansi. Main exporter states such as Russia and Ukraine have experienced bad harvests this year, driving prices up. Domestic wheat production meets only around 20 25 percent of Georgia s demand. No...