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[Francis Robinson]

--On Thursday, February 21, 2008 4:14 PM -0600 Ralph Goff 
<alfg at sasktel.net> wrote:

> Yes, those high wheat prices reflect an actual shortage of wheat. World
> stocks of wheat are at their lowest in years. I'm hearing talk of wheat
> and  durum prices in the $15 to $20 per bushel range south of the border
> from me.  Of course we aren't allowed to sell ours there and won't get
> anywhere near  those prices. Still much better than I've seen in years.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
>

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	I have seen more wheat planted here this fall than I have seen in some 
time. Of course we don't grow the same stuff as the plains. We only grow 
soft red winter wheat. While it would make bread most of it goes into 
pastry flour. I don't have any wheat planted and the fellow that rents most 
of my grain ground didn't plant any here either. I don't know if he grows 
any on other farms or not. Many farmers here only grow the "CBF" rotation 
of crops. That is Corn, Beans and Florida...   :-)
	As almost always freaky happenings in one crop also affect others. In this 
case the rush to grow as much corn, soybeans and
wheat (along with drought) has raised hay prices waaay up. Hay field after 
hay field has been plowed up for grain. Oats which have been the poor 
relation in the grain game for a long time are also waaay up as livestock 
feeds go missing.
	I can give you a good market tip... Since I am jumping headfirst into 
growing a lot more hay this year hay will be worth slightly less than road 
kill by fall...   ;-)   ;-)   ;-)



--
"farmer"


Francis Robinson
Central Indiana, USA
Robinson at svs.net