Your wheat market ainâ€™t as crazy as ours

**malleefarmer** · Nov 15, 2019, 00:58

My jargon might get you guys at times.
High grade feed wheat/low grade milling wheat is at a $37 premium to standard milling wheat weird to say the least

Bar1 is feed barley and discounts for screenings low test weight think about 6 bucks per tonne bar1 bar2 bar3

Clear as mud?

**farming101** · Nov 15, 2019, 06:01

Originally posted by malleefarmer View Post

My jargon might get you guys at times.
High grade feed wheat/low grade milling wheat is at a $37 premium to standard milling wheat weird to say the least

Bar1 is feed barley and discounts for screenings low test weight think about 6 bucks per tonne bar1 bar2 bar3

Clear as mud?

Hauling to a reputable feed mill/livestock feeder has often paid a premium over the years

**ajl** · Nov 15, 2019, 07:38

Dry feed wheat is selling at a premium to lower protein Hard red spring here as well. Goes to show that export customers have no money. The shift to feed grain production will lower feed prices to correct this.

**Partners** · Nov 15, 2019, 08:32

Maybe we have to many grades of wht?
Maybe it should be like bly.
Malt or feed.
Only 2 options..simple..
Perfect wht or feed?

**Oliver88** · Nov 15, 2019, 08:53

Originally posted by Partners View Post

Maybe we have to many grades of wht?
Maybe it should be like bly.
Malt or feed.
Only 2 options..simple..
Perfect wht or feed?

Agreed itâ€™s quite a game.
Buy based on falling number for milling or feed.

**Herc** · Nov 15, 2019, 09:22

Bring back the wheat board......just kidding!

**malleefarmer** · Nov 15, 2019, 13:37

Originally posted by Oliver88 View Post

Agreed itâ€™s quite a game.
Buy based on falling number for milling or feed.

Basically 8 grades o wheat here in normal year.
Maybe 10 fo barley 3 grades of feed 7 malt but a lot of that is varietal

**walterm** · Nov 15, 2019, 13:46

Originally posted by Partners View Post

Maybe we have to many grades of wht?
Maybe it should be like bly.
Malt or feed.
Only 2 options..simple..
Perfect wht or feed?

How do we price it for the damage that we allow in each grade? Have a sliding price scale for each factor or lump all factors into one and deduct $ on total damage like the USA?

There is only one end use for Malt barley, yes a few diff specs within selections, but hundreds of end uses for wheat and each end use requires different qualities and end users won't pay for qualities that don't suit them.

**malleefarmer** · Nov 15, 2019, 14:43

Possibly main driver here is China.

They need beef and mutton due to lack of pork , feed lots need wheat and barley to feed .

Plus hog returns have maybe doubled since start of year again Nina influence they need pork

World revolves around China India USA maybe in that order

Your wheat market ainâ€™t as crazy as ours