Bright spot: U.S. wheat crop emerges in Illinois

Published 2023년 5월 25일

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Illinois wheat crops are expected to reach record high yields due to heavy rainfall, contrasting the severe drought in Kansas that forced farmers to abandon their fields at the fastest rate in over a century. This shift, along with increased planting in Midwestern states like Illinois, is expected to offset the loss in Kansas and provide needed supplies for millers and livestock producers. The situation arose after Russia's invasion of Ukraine disrupted global grain shipments, leading to higher wheat prices. The article also highlights the potential for Illinois' soft red winter wheat to be blended with harder varieties to meet demand, and the possibility of wheat serving as an alternative to corn for hog producers, reducing their feed costs.

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By Tarso Veloso and Michael Hirtzer Lush fields in Illinois are proving to be a rare bright spot for the U.S. wheat crop after a severe drought forced growers in top producer Kansas to abandon fields at the fastest rate in more than a century. Abundant rainfall has pushed Illinois yields to the highest ever, according to a crop tour this week hosted by the Illinois Wheat Association. That’s in stark contrast to Kansas, where plants are so withered that some fields won’t even produce straw for hay, much less wheat that will be turned into flour to make bread. Farmers in both states boosted planting after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrupted global grain shipments and sent wheat futures to a record. While Kansas’ smaller-than-expected crop is keeping prices there high, bigger crops in the Ohio River Valley will provide needed supplies for millers and even livestock producers short of corn for feed. “The tour showed that we will have one of the best wheat crops we ever produced in ...

Source: Farm Progress