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Next year’s wheat crop is being drilled as farm jobs continue alongside signs of progress in the OSR. The busy autumn schedule means fieldwork takes priority, with the wheat crop going in at the right ...

U.S. farmers this year will harvest their smallest wheat crop since 1972, as a severe drought in the U.S. Plains has curbed production of hard red winter wheat, the largest variety grown in the U.S., ...

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The Agriculture Department lowered its outlook for U.S. wheat production in 2026, amid drought conditions seen in the western plains. The USDA said it projects 1.56 billion bushels of wheat to be ...

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Wheat forecast slashed: USDA lowered its 2026 wheat production outlook to 1.56B bushels, the steepest April-to-May cut in history, driving futures to two-year highs. Farm income outlook: Net farm ...

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Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Chip Stapleton is a Series 7 and Series 66 license holder, CFA Level 1 exam holder, and ...