Posted on 04/11/2022 7:26:00 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
The U.S. winter wheat crop has emerged from dormancy in miserable condition following a historically dry winter in key production states, almost guaranteeing that the harvest will not rank among the country’s better ones.
The timing is not great since tensions in the wheat market are running high. Global wheat prices hit record levels last month after war broke out among top exporters Russia and Ukraine, and that came on the heels of an already-tight supply situation. The United States is also among the world’s leading suppliers of wheat.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture late on Monday said 30% of U.S. winter wheat was in good or excellent condition as of April 3, well below the trade expectation for 40% and the year-ago 53%. That was the agency’s first national assessment of wheat conditions since late November.
Crop health has rarely been this poor in early April. Only 27% of winter wheat in 1996 was good or excellent within the first 10 days of the month, and 2018 was close behind with 31%. Final yields were poor in 2018 but terrible in 1996.
In fact, U.S. winter wheat yields have never been above the long-term trend when much less than 45% of the crop is good or excellent as of early April. Along with 1996, lousy harvests such as 1989, 2002 and 2014 were also in poor shape at this juncture. Records go back to 1986.
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Luckily, all we probably need is some better fertilizer.
One item, whole corn, was $4 two years ago for a 50# bag. This is used as cheap feed for cows, hogs, goats, sheep, and chickens. This week I bought a bag...$10...this tells me that food prices are going to skyrocket beyond what people are expecting. Coupled with the increase in gas prices we are in for a difficult time. Urban liberals haven’t a clue on what is coming down the pike.
Should be okay in the upper midwest.
That is why people in the hinterlands are preparing.
Pay attention to this fact.
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no bread for you!!!
the winter wheat fields around here look pretty good. (NENC)
Always knew I was a hick, a hillbilly, a country bumpkin. Now I can add hintelander, actually those are some of the nicer things I’ve been called. Might as well add a redneck too. I won’t go into other things I’ve been called. 🙂
They’re getting an idea. Yesterday a medium sized watermelon priced out at $9.
The ice age is coming, the sun’s zooming in
Meltdown expected, the wheat is growing thin
Engines stop running, but I have no fear
‘Cause London is drowning
I live by the river
That is wheat.
Hay is something totally different and you cut it green.
.... Other than that .... Nothing to see here folks ..... Please Move along ....
God is not happy that we put Biden in power.
The only thing I planted this year is watermellons.
That will surely be declared raysiss in a few days.
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