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ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, US – US wheat and corn growers received welcome news on Nov. 16 as the Vietnam government announced it would eliminate its 3% tariff on US wheat imports and reduce its tariff on imported US corn from 5% to 2% by the end of the year.

The decree, which will go into effect on Dec. 30, was praised by US agricultural trade groups.

“US wheat exports to Vietnam’s growing market are much slower so far this year because of short ...

WASHINGTON, DC, US — Grain millers have reached out to US President Joe Biden seeking a partner in the mission to alleviate massive US supply chain challenges propelling prices higher amid growing shortages of critical ingredients such as gluten, emulsifiers, and soybean oil, along with packaging.

The North American Millers’ Association, along with other key supply chain stakeholders in the agricultural, foodservice, trucking, warehousing, manufacturing, retail, construction and energy sectors, published an open letter to Biden on Nov. 3.

Five supply chain ...

WASHINGTON, DC, US – Kansas City and Minneapolis wheat futures posted new contract and multi-year highs this week. The Minneapolis continuous spring wheat future (with the December 2021 contract the current leading month) traded up to $10.47 a bushel on Oct. 26, eclipsing the most recent previous high at $10.35 in July 2012. A test of the May 2011 high at $10.78 a bushel was viewed as possible.

The Kansas City continuous wheat future (with the December 2021 contract the leading ...

The June 2021 issue of World Grain included an article, “The Past, Present, and Future of Milling,” written by World Grain Editor Arvin Donley. Milling industry leaders provided their insights covering the history and future of the milling industry. The purpose of this article is to offer some additional thoughts relative to the future of mill design development in the hope that a seed might be planted for future inquiry and development of milling process design and management.

A wheat flour ...

WASHINGTON, DC, US – The US Department of Agriculture on Sept. 30, in its quarterly Grain Stocks report, estimated stocks of wheat held in all positions in the United States on Sept. 1, 2021, at 1.80 billion bushels, down 377.887 million bushels, or 18%, from 2.158 billion bushels a year ago. Of the Sept. 1 total, 419.19 million bushels, or 24%, was stored on farms with the remainder in commercial storage. Wheat disappearance in June-August, the first quarter of the ...

WASHINGTON, DC, US — The US Department of Agriculture on Sept. 30, in its Small Grains 2021 Summary, estimated the 2021 US all-wheat crop at 1.646 billion bushels, down 51.041 million bushels from the most recent previous forecast made in the USDA’s August Crop Production report and down 182.279 million bushels, or 10%, from 1.828 billion bushels in 2020. As estimated, the 2021 crop was the smallest since 2002, when 1.606 billion bushels were harvested. The recent five-year (2016-20) average ...

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, US — Spring cereals in Canada, the United States, Kazakhstan and a part of Russia all had a tough summer this year. Drought in most of these areas cut into production and helped to make a few commodity traders rich. The higher prices were not as welcome or well received by food companies. The once abundantly accessible and oversupplied cereal is seeing a change in its abundancy, especially the higher quality crops.

Southern Hemisphere wheat producers are hoping ...

WASHINGTON, DC, US — The US Department of Agriculture in its September World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report issued Sept. 10 said the global wheat outlook for 2021-22 was for increased supplies, higher consumption, increased trade, and higher ending stocks compared with August.

The USDA forecast the 2021-22 world wheat supply at 1,072.84 million tonnes, up 7.1 million tonnes from the August projection, based on higher forecast beginning stocks in Canada, the European Union and India, and higher projected production ...

LONDON, ENGLAND – Projected global wheat production in 2021-22 has been cut by the International Grains Council to 782 million tonnes, down 6 million tonnes from the group’s July 29 forecast but still up 1.2% from 773 million tonnes in 2020-21.

The Council attributed the cut from last month to smaller projections for wheat production in Canada, Russia and the United States. At 782 million tonnes, the global wheat crop still would be the largest ever.

The 2022 wheat carryover forecast also ...

KANSAS CITY — When it comes to wheat, there are many approaches to assessing quality, including protein content, enzymatic activity and even physical properties. What may be high quality for one application may not be for another, making valuation of flour complicated for even the most experienced baker. It is, however, paramount for bakers to be aware of variations from one flour shipment to the next to ensure batch-to-batch consistency.

“Quality and consistency in ingredients are crucial to baking,” said Reuben ...