The last few days of 2021 were bitterly cold, as were the first couple days of 2022, but that didn’t matter to the durum market as prices rema…
The end of the year is typically a slow period for the grain commodity markets, and this year is no different, but spring wheat prices are sho…
The good news for spring wheat producers in late October was that futures prices had reached over $10 a bushel. However, buyers most likely we…
Harvest of this year’s corn crop is progressing ahead of average and yields thus far have been a bit better than expected, especially given th…
Corn and soybean prices continue to help support other commodity prices, including durum, though not quite as much as others.
As with any new year, dozens of changes are coming for the whole country, along with agricultural producers, the biggest of which may be the n…
The durum market seems to have reached a little stability lately as harvest is nearing the end in the U.S. and producers in Canada are making …
Many years ago, I was invited to the 75th annual Southwestern Saskatchewan Sheep and Woolgrowers/Stockdog Trials in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan.
Cash canola prices have been steady for the past several weeks, according to Barry Coleman, executive director of the Northern Canola Growers …
With everything that’s been taking place across the country recently, including the coronavirus world pandemic, tough economic times, high une…
Some Questions and Answers from Sen. Tester:
For the past several weeks, the durum market has been fairly quiet and stable. Some may see that as less than positive, but considering the im…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With overwhelming bipartisan support, the USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement) was passed by the House of Represen…
The Senate approved President Donald Trump’s U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement Jan. 16.
As 2019 was drawing to a close, a look back at 2019 indicated that durum exports were well ahead of projections for the current marketing year…
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the U.S…
House Democrats plan a vote next week on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free-trade agreement, Speaker Nancy Pelosi told her members, saying the deal w…
The Trump administration and House Democrats are on the verge of announcing a handshake deal on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement, a…
With durum harvest delayed this fall due to wet conditions and concerns over quality, prices for top-end milling quality durum have rallied, b…
It’s hard to believe trade relations between the U.S. and China began less than 20 years ago.
Soybean prices have increased during the last couple weeks and some thought that would transfer over to the canola market, but thus far that h…
The optimism that many producers felt going into durum harvest, with a pretty good looking crop with good yield potential, has dimmed somewhat…
Durum prices were ranging around $4.50-$4.75 following the Labor Day holiday, so stable, but not overly attractive to producers as harvest pro…
Canola prices continue to be range-bound, according to Barry Coleman, executive director of the Northern Canola Growers Association. Cash pric…
Farmers for Free Trade is traveling across the country in a rather unique RV. They are showing up at fairs, farm shows, trade shows and even o…