The Idaho Wheat Commission will hold its regularly scheduled board meeting at the Residence Inn by Marriott in Idaho Falls. The meeting will begin at 9:00am on Tuesday, May 30. Contact the IWC office for more information. wheat@idahowheat.org | 208-334-2353

Argentine biotech firm Bioceres will expand sales of its HB4 wheat seeds, which harness the power of genetically-modified organisms (GMO), to dozens of seed companies to boost future sales of the drought-tolerant product, Bioceres said on Thursday.

NIPPN Corp., which operates one of Japan's largest flour milling businesses, announced hat it is entering the U.S. milling market for the first time with a $25 million investment in Utah Flour Milling, LLC.

Winter wheat production in the Pacific Northwest is expected to be down significantly this year, the National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Friday.

Russia wants the West to remove obstacles to the export of its grain and fertilizers before it agrees to the extension of a deal allowing safe Black Sea exports of agricultural products from three Ukrainian ports.

Russia agreed to a two-month extension of a deal that has allowed Ukraine to ship grain through the Black Sea to parts of the world struggling with hunger, a boost to global food security after the war drove up prices.

The total value of agricultural exports from Idaho increased by 26 percent during the first quarter of 2023 compared with the same period in 2022.