DURUM
STAFF BLOG AG RIGHT A dearth of durum
When I was a kid, we grew durum and hard red spring wheat on our family farm in central North Dakota. I was 9 or 10 when I learned that durum is actually harder than hard wheat. That didn't make sense...
Posted on 3/9/12 at 10:34 AM
Durum decline: Ag mainstay in N.D., Montana losing ground to other crops 
Keith Deutsch knows that part of his job is promoting his crop. He knows he needs to be realistic, too. “It just doesn’t look too good for this spring,” says Deutsch. a Plaza, N.D., farmer and president of the U.S. Durum Growers Association. “It may sound strange for someone from the association to be saying that.” But Deutsch and other area durum boosters say they have to acknowledge the obvious.
By Jonathan Knutson , March 13, 2012
Wheat stocks down sharply in North Dakota
The Agriculture Department says that stocks of spring, durum and winter wheat as of Sept. 1 were down 38 percent over the year to 229 million bushels. On-farm stocks were down 40 percent and off-farm stocks were down 34 percent.
By Associated Press , October 03, 2011
Higher pasta prices result from North Dakota's flooded fields
North Dakota typically grows nearly three-fourths of the nation's durum, and its crop is prized for its golden color and high protein. This year's crop, however, is expected to be only about 24.6 million bushels, or about two-fifths of last year's.
By James MacPherson , September 02, 2011
USDA lowers North Dakota wheat acre estimates
The spring wheat figure for the state has been reduced from 6.35 million acres to 5.9 million, and the durum wheat number from 1 million acres to 800,000.
By Associated Press , August 17, 2011
USDA finds N.D. durum, spring wheat acres lower than earlier forecast
North Dakota farmers this year planted the fewest acres to durum since 1958, and the fewest acres to hard red spring wheat since 1985, according to an uncommon revision report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
By Stephen J. Lee , August 11, 2011
Wheat Quality tour finds above-average yield
North Dakota’s wheat crop surprises members with better-than-expected conditionsThe upshot of a three-day tour of North Dakota’s wheat fields by a bushel and a peck of industry types was that the crop looks surprisingly good. “It’s better than I expected,” said Ben Handcock, who has organized the tour for 20 years for the Wheat Quality Council. “It’s better than most people expected.”
By Stephen J. Lee , July 28, 2011
USDA: Grain production in North Dakota will be down
But damage from floods, rain still not all talliedA crop production report released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows significant decreases in North Dakota of projected harvested acreage and production of small grains, such as wheat, barley and oats, as well as some other crops.
By Stephen J. Lee , July 12, 2011
USDA reports N.D. farmers plant 1.6 million fewer acres
North Dakota farmers, struggling with unusually wet fields, planted far fewer acres this spring than they did a year ago, the federal government says. But the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s report last week may not have captured how big the drop-off in planted acreage actually is.
By Jonathan Knutson , July 05, 2011
USDA: Re-survey of small grains changes little
The federal government has changed its estimates of this year's U.S. spring wheat, durum wheat, barley and oats crops, but the revisions are unlikely to influence prices for farmers or consumers.
By Associated Press , November 09, 2010
Wheat event set in Minot
The Crop Outlook and International Durum Forum at the Holiday Inn on Tuesday is a cooperative effort of the North Dakota Wheat Commission and the U.S. Durum Growers Association.
By Associated Press/Forum Communications , November 08, 2010
North Dakota durum fetching high prices, record yields
Cool, wet weather at planting and again at harvest means North Dakota farmers are still out in the fields and a few days behind getting all their durum in the bin.
By Associated Press , October 07, 2010
N.D. farmers expect to plant more spring wheat, less durum
More acres will be planted this spring for bread products than pasta in North Dakota; spring wheat planting is projected to be down in Minnesota.
By Associated Press , March 31, 2010
Canadian firm offers to buy Dakota Growers Pasta
Viterra Inc. is offering to buy Dakota Growers Pasta Co. for $240 million, which would put the Canadian food processing and grain handling company into the pasta business.
By Dale Wetzel , March 10, 2010
U.S. crop estimates may ease fears about wet harvest
Newly released estimates for U.S. wheat, corn and soybean crops may put to rest fears that a wet harvest season in many parts of the country could cut into production.
By Blake Nicholson , November 11, 2009
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