For some time, Ontario hard wheat acreage has been declining steadily. As a result, this has forced a new way of thinking about Hard Red Winter wheat in the province. Read more to find out what Millers and Grain Merchandisers are saying about Hard Red Winter Wheat!
“I can’t make enough money growing wheat…” is a very frequent challenge we get from growers at meetings and farm shows. We could not disagree more! There have been some real opportunities in place right now for forward focused Ontario Wheat Growers to lock in some profit. Cal Whewell and Shawn Schill weighed in and offered their thoughts to us.
You are likely spending a lot of time in a tractor or sprayer seat these days. Don’t worry, we are watching the markets for you, and wheat is in a rally – are you taking advantage? Now is a great time to get a head start on 2019 wheat bookings with great pricing opportunities.
Keeping a sharp eye on the wheat markets has always been important, but what about classes of wheat? Looking ahead to 2019 production, opportunities are emerging in the hard wheat markets. As domestic supply of hard wheat is low, demand is starting to grow as will the opportunities for attractive pricing opportunities and take advantage of them when they arise!
We created The Wheat News as a way to share wheat and wheat industry news with our producer audience, giving you tools and information to help run your business. With the mind of furthering this service to our customers, we’ve launched The Wheat News Plus, a digital newsletter that will bring you more great wheat insights.
One thing a wheat producer always has trouble understanding is why prices for certain classes of wheat change. Through 2016, Ontario went through a period when HRW and HRS were at almost the same price as SRW.