Dakota Gold Newsletter

04/17/2024

Many producers may not be fully aware of what happens to their wheat after it leaves their farm and even if they do know, few have a chance to see the journey first hand.  A recent producer workshop ...

04/17/2024

Wheat farmers from Maryland, Minnesota and North Dakota toured flour mills and bakeries in Vietnam, getting a close look at how U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) works with customers to promote U.S. wheat. ...

04/17/2024

At its March research review meeting, the NDWC approved research requests in the amount of $1.24 million, up marginally from the previous year.  While the number of research requests and dollar amount ...

04/17/2024

Producer awareness of quality differences among wheat variety choices is important to maintaining the premium paid for the hard red spring wheat class.   Direct premiums paid at the elevator ...

04/17/2024

The 2024 world durum crop is beginning to take shape, and early projections are for about a 10% rebound in production over last year.  The International Grains Council is projecting a 1.27 billion ...

04/17/2024

Spring wheat producers across the U.S. indicated they intend to plant slightly more acres in 2024, up 1% from 2023 on a national basis to 11.3 million, based on a March USDA survey.  This was higher ...

04/17/2024

World wheat prices have dropped sharply compared to 2 years ago, due to successive years of large Russian wheat crops, and aggressive movement onto the world market.  In addition, world leaders have ...