When you wait a year, you know a farmer's payday is in the next two or three weeks when they get their crop harvested, and if they can't get it in the bin they don't have anything, Kouplen said. They'll have to wait this one out, because it has to dry out before they'll know what they can take to the bank. In late April, we had the freeze really hurt the crop, and issue with the rust which is a fungus that had to be sprayed for, and we also had an insect problem in some areas," Kouplen...

This time of year, when the winter wheat harvest is just getting under way and spring wheat is just getting started growing, is when wheat prices typically drop a little. Peterson noted that futures markets in Chicago, Kansas City, and Minneapolis have all challenged or broke through their previous contract highs, most of which were set in April after a frost put a scare into the market as did planting delays in the Corn Belt region. Peterson noted that futures markets in Chicago, Kansas...

But when you combine the early harvested wheat with the later wheat, he said, the average will be down. He said that there will be better yields for later-planted wheat. Winter wheat yields expected to be down this year. But generally, the fields being harvested now are those that were planted in early November. Francis County will apparently be close to statewide average yields this year, meaning they will decrease significantly over all. Crow said it is generally recommended in this part...

The sad part is the price is good, and we have nothing to sell, said Bob Epler, a Columbus farmer, who summed up what wheat farmers across the region face this year. Wheat on Wednesday was posted at more than $5 per bushel at area elevators on a day when the harvest should be in full swing. The sad part is the price is good, and we have nothing to sell, said Bob Epler, a Columbus farmer, who summed up what wheat farmers across the region face this year. The region s wheat crop is drowning...

In traditional wheat-growing regions like Punjab and Haryana, farmers are shifting from wheat to cash crops, especially vege-tables, for niche markets. The stagnation in wheat production is a reflection of the crisis in Indian agriculture. Despite a good crop this season, the government may have to import five million tonnes of grain to meet the needs of a growing population. Exports may not come cheap and that's bound to impact food prices, especially the politically sensitive public...

Govt to float 2 mln tonnes wheat import tender June 13, 2007 By Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India, the world's second-largest wheat producer, will float a tender to import 2 million tonnes of the grain by the end of June, a senior government official said on Wednesday. Govt to float 2 mln tonnes wheat import tender June 13, 2007 By Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India, the world's second-largest wheat producer, will float a tender to import 2 million tonnes of the grain by...