Idaho farmers seeded 770,000 acres of winter wheat for the 2023 crop, the National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Friday. That is unchanged from 2022 but 8% above the 2021 crop

Most of the world’s biggest wheat importers have decreased their imports in 2022 year, with a strong US dollar, rising prices and financial challenges cited as the main reasons.

The Idaho Wheat Commission (IWC) takes a wheat variety survey twice a year, spring and winter, to gather data on variety usage.

Farms serve as both the breadbasket and back bone of America. The country depends on farmers and farm workers to fill our plates and cups with fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, proteins, and dairy products. Farming is a critically important profession, but it is not an industry for the faint of heart. The terms “farm stress” and “farmer stress” are frequently used to refer to the many challenges farmers face.

USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) has shown that growth rate for global agricultural productivity was nearly a third slower in the 2010’s compared to 2000’s.

U.S. wheat farmers and the grain trade rely heavily on rail to transport wheat to export terminals by rail, but rates for hauling wheat are often higher than for other crops. The U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Transportation Working Group is pleased that the STB recognizes rail shippers need new and innovative ways to engage railroads on rate concerns

We now have more evidence that in fact the wheat classification of Hard Red Winter and Hard White Winter needs to be changed or at least modified.