Canada plants more wheat at the expense of other grains
Canada’s wheat area hit its highest level since 2001 as farmers looked to benefit from strong prices and lower input requirements, according to a report from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture. Total planted area for 2023 was 10.9 million hectares, an increase of 6.4% from 2022. The increase came at the expense of oats, rye, mixed grains and lentils, the FAS said
Russia hits grain infrastructure on Danube River
Russia has continued its attack on Ukraine’s grain infrastructure, destroying a grain warehouse on the Danube River in a drone attack on July 24, Reuters reported. Since leaving the Black Sea Grain Initiative on July 17, Russia has targeted ports in Odesa, Mykolaiv and Chornomorsk, damaging grain terminals, port infrastructure and grain.
Russia Pulls out of Black Sea grain deal
Russia announced on July 17 it was suspending its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative which for nearly a year has allowed safe passage of Ukraine grain exports via the Black Sea in the midst of a war between the two countries. The deal, which was brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, was set to expire at 5 p.m. today. The last shipments from Ukraine departed from the Port of Odesa on July 16.
US winter wheat forecast surprises analysts
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in its July 12 Crop Production report forecast US 2023 winter wheat production at 1.206 billion bushels, up 6% from the June forecast of 1.136 billion bushels and up 103 million bushels, or 9%, from 1.104 billion bushels in 2022.
Methods in flour mill analysis and adjustment
The following are quotes from a statement “Milling – A Profession” in a 1945 Association of Operative Millers (AOM)Technical Bulletin: “Each year, each month, almost each day the material the miller uses will have its variation. In handling this efficiently, how important is ‘the human factor’ — that ‘individual touch’ of the competent miller. We observed mills (that are) splendidly constructed and filled with the most efficient equipment. But the milling engineer wants his mill to be operated by a…
US grain group objects to ultra-processed focus
The term “ultra processed” is ill-defined and not deeply studied and would be of questionable value as a key criterion for dietary guidance, according to The Grain Chain, a grains industry coalition. The group’s views on ultra-processed foods were included in a lengthy letter sent to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in response to a request for comments in connection with the first meetings of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans…