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At the conclusion of this year’s all-virtual conference the Montana Grain Growers Association set the organization’s policy for 2021, elected new officers, and installed directors. Mitch Konen, Fairfield, was elected…

USDA currently estimates the United States will export 26.5 million metric tons (MMT) of wheat in 2020/21, 1% ahead of last year’s pace, if realized. Five months into marketing year…

Last week U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) submitted comments to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) for the annual National Trade Estimates (NTE) report. The NTE report allows…

The U.S Wheat Associates recently published the below feature story on the efforts of the Wyoming Wheat Marketing Commission. The Wyoming Wheat Marketing Commission (WYWMC) was established in 1975 with…

It is no secret that wheat futures prices have reached unexpected heights recently. Higher futures prices usually pressure export basis values when farmers sell wheat “into the rally” because that…

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, as the deadline to submit applications for the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program…

The U.S. Wheat Associates recently published the below feature story on the efforts of the South Dakota Wheat Commission. The South Dakota Wheat Commission (SDWC) was established in 1961 when…

President Trump and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced up to an additional $14 billion for agricultural producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs because of…

A recent survey by Farm Futures says that farmers are indeed responding to the current price environment and intending to plant more winter wheat this fall and way more soybeans…

By Kate Fuller, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics at Montana State University.  For the last three years, Anton Bekkerman and I have run a survey with…