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WINTER AND SPRING WHEAT
Australia declares El Nino set to be strongest in decadesAustralia's weather bureau has warned of an El Nino forming in the tropical Pacific. This weather pattern could become one of the strongest...
'Am I out?' Drought and rising costs from Iran war deepen pain for US farmersAmerican farmers in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Nebraska face immense challenges. Rising fuel and fertilizer prices, linked ...
Bad weather and war are straining the world’s wheat supplyThe wheat futures have rebounded to touch the highest levels since the month of August. Extreme weather is expected to negatively impact th...
From India to France, wheat crops are coming under threat everywhereWheat is hardy and its vast geographical spread typically means shortages in one place can be filled from elsewhere. But the litany of chal...
Wheat near 9-year high on supply concerns, strong global demandThe USDA rated 45% of the 2022 winter wheat crop in "good-to-excellent" condition, down from 46% a week earlier. Analysts on average had ex...
Climate change is now coming for your OreosThe latest victims of climate change could be Oreos, as drenched fields across the US make the wheat that’s a key ingredient a scarcer comm...
Want to eat healthy? Make the best of the seasonal goodies, that grow right in your backyardRelish the seasonal goodies of the Harvest season now. Spring has many nutritious surprises in store for you.
India-born scientist Sanjaya Rajaram awarded World Food PrizeThe award "honours the innovative spirit of farmers", he said adding that "without their contributions, my research wouldn't have been poss...
India-born scientist Rajaram awarded World Food PrizeIndia-born Mexican scientist Sanjaya Rajaram has been presented with the prestigious World Food Prize 2014 for his agricultural research th...
India-born scientist Sanjaya Rajaram named winner of 2014 World Food PrizeWorld Food Prize was established by Borlaug in order to focus the world's attention on hunger and on those whose work has significantly hel...
India-born scientist Sanjaya Rajaram named winner of 2014 World Food PrizeRajaram's breakthrough achievement in successfully cross-breeding winter and spring wheat varieties, which were distinct gene pools.
Snow cover in US insulates wheat cropAbout 62 per cent of the plants were in excellent condition at the end of November, according to the USDA.
- Wheat price drops to 8-month low in US
Wheat touched an eight-month low on Monday in Chicago on speculation that a snowstorm in the US Great Plains will help ease drought conditi...
- Dry, hot weather in US, Russia fuels global wheat, maize prices
Rising international wheat prices would benefit India, which is exporting the grain since September last year.
- France poised to beat US in wheat exports
US farmers, the biggest wheat shippers, are poised to lose their advantage over French growers in export markets.
- Weekly barometer: Farmers upbeat about cold spell
The farmer community is upbeat as the prevailing conditions are proving beneficial for the wheat crop.
- US wheat down on Australia rains, drop in corn/soy
US wheat futures closed lower on Thursday, pressured by rains in Australia and Argentina that added to expectations of a record-large globa...
- US wheat ends lower after USDA forecasts big crop
US wheat futures closed lower after the US Department of Agriculture forecast significant increases in US and world wheat production for 20...
- Japan buys 285,000 tonnes of wheat
Japan's Agriculture Ministry has purchased 285,000 tonnes of wheat this week from the United States and Canada through a regular tender, a ...
- Global wheat demand seen waning down in short term
Global demand for soft wheat, which has boomed in recent months, leading to a surge to price levels never seen before, is likely to dwindle...