Spring wheat quality forces discounts
Despite bumper crop, lower-protein grain worth less than was expected
Posted: October 10, 2009 at 4:07 a.m.
Producers of hard red spring wheat in the upper Midwest have reaped one of the biggest harvests in history, but the bin-busting crop isn’t of high enough quality to pay the bills for many farmers.
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Business, Pages 33 on 10/10/2009
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