Mark Welch

Kansas Farmers May Increase Soybean Planting After Wheat Harvest

Wheat farmers in Kansas probably will harvest the crop early enough this season to boost planting of soybeans in the state, said Jamey Kohake, a trader at Paragon Investments in Silver Lake.

U.S. Wheat Expanding From Century Low as Glut Looms: Commodities

U.S. farmers, the world’s biggest wheat exporters, probably planted the most winter grain in three years, expanding acreage from a century-low reached in 2009 just as a global supply glut swells to its biggest in a decade.

Crop Weather Damage Grows as Europe Drought, Canada Rain Boost Grain Costs

Less than a year after the worst drought in a generation destroyed one-third of Russia’s wheat crop and sent global food prices surging, more bad weather is damaging fields from North America to Europe to Asia.

Drought-Baked Fields in U.S. Dimming 2012 Wheat Outlook as Prices Rebound

A yearlong drought from Kansas to Texas has created the driest conditions on record for farmers preparing to plant winter wheat, dimming crop prospects for a second straight year in the U.S., the world’s largest exporter.

Wheat Advances for a Third Day on Deteriorating Crop Conditions in U.S.

Wheat rose for a third day in Chicago as worsening winter-crop conditions in the U.S., the largest exporter, and delayed spring-crop plantings fueled supply concerns amid strengthening demand.

"Our wheat crop is running ahead of normal with the warmer than average spring."

- Mark Welch on Apr 12, 2012

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Malaysians Vote in Challenge to Government’s 55-Year Rule

Israel Will Try Halt Weapons Flow to Hezbollah, Analyst Says

Berkshire Cash Hits Record $49.1 Billion as Profit Climbs

Fusion Scientists See Progress as Obama Shows No Ardor

Billionaire Kaiser Exploiting Charity Loophole With Boats