Feed Grains: Cold snap worries Kansas wheat farmers

By Commodity News Service Canada

Winnipeg – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Tuesday, Jan. 9.
Prices for feed wheat in Saskatchewan are holding steady, according to the latest information from the Prairie Ag Hotwire. Bids are listed as C$4.50 to $4.90 per bushel.
Oat prices in Manitoba are keeping firm at C$2.69 to C$3.00 per bushel.
There are fears by growers in Kansas that the recent cold snap in the state may have damaged the winter wheat crop. According to a wheat and forage specialist with K-State Research, dry-soil conditions may have aided in the cold’s impact on the crop. North central Kansas had temperatures of 10 below zero Fahrenheit for up to 10 hours according to a report on USAGNET.com. The state typically grows a fifth of all wheat in the country. About half of that is exported every year.

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