Farms and Crops Affected by Weather (north, city, frost, plants)

[Zoisite]

Originally Posted by David A Stone

I read on one of the posts that wheat prices jumped 2%

Let's put that in perspective for non-farmers.

That would be like gas going from $2.10 per gallon to $2.14

I don't know what posts you were looking at (was that here on C-D?) but that's not what I was reading on the AgWeb reports. Of course it's possible I might have misunderstood or misinterpreted what I was reading but this is what the report said:

Hard red winter wheat went up 6.5%, soft red winter wheat went up 5.5% and corn went up 3%.

For whoever's interested here's a link to AgWeb's reports on wheat prices and news after that storm. https://www.agweb.com/crops/wheat/


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[David A Stone]

Originally Posted by Zoisite

I don't know what posts you were looking at (was that here on C-D?) but that's not what I was reading on the AgWeb reports. Of course it's possible I might have misunderstood or misinterpreted what I was reading but this is what the report said:

Hard red winter wheat went up 6.5%, soft red winter wheat went up 5.5% and corn went up 3%.

For whoever's interested here's a link to AgWeb's reports on wheat prices and news after that storm. https://www.agweb.com/crops/wheat/


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I read it............."Wheat futures fell double digits "


this was the latest report from yesterday.

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by David A Stone

I read it............."Wheat futures fell double digits "


this was the latest report from yesterday.

This was from May 1st. They surged


https://twitter.com/business/status/859110615385862144


And if you want to follow the prices.. Click here. Take a look at Wheat. From end of April, snowstorm hit and up it went to highest price in months. But its down off those highs now. Doesn't fluctuate as much as Oil or other commodities but we'll see what it does from here on out..

[David A Stone]

and on May 5 it stated futures fell.

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by David A Stone

and on May 5 it stated futures fell.

Yes, chart shows that but note.. its still higher than before the snowstorm even with that fall.

[GraniteStater]

It could be worse, wheat is only a crop grown when you can't grow anything else- like in western Kansas, home to some of the most extreme weather anywhere. I don't eat modern wheat, haven't for many years. It is one of the direct causes of the obesity epidemic in the US.

[Volvo Driver]

Originally Posted by GraniteStater

It could be worse, wheat is only a crop grown when you can't grow anything else- like in western Kansas, home to some of the most extreme weather anywhere. I don't eat modern wheat, haven't for many years. It is one of the direct causes of the obesity epidemic in the US.

Of COURSE it is. It goes without saying that wheat made this kid fat...

[Cambium]

Here we go again...


Forecast low of 27°F in Bradford, PA tonight. That could mean 50% crop damage to Apple Trees (Empire)


Climate Smart Farming CSF Apple Stage / Freeze Damage Probability





Here are the current Freeze Warnings for tonight. Could get expanded later

[David A Stone]

Also, damage to fields in Arkansas due to flooding could easily hit in the 100's of Million $$$$$$$$$$

[Cambium]

Just takes 1 day...

https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/st...79765387964416