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Oct. 26, 2012 Source: U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Every year, USW and several of its partner organizations collect and analyze samples of all six classes of U.S. wheat and compile results in a single report. The USW 2012 Crop Quality Report is now available as an important reference for wheat buyers, millers and wheat food manufacturers around the world. USW representatives and many of our partners have started sharing this information with our customers at our annual series of crop quality seminars. The full report is available at www.uswheat.org/reports/cropQuality. You may also order copies of the printed report by email at info@uswheat.org. For those who cannot attend a crop quality seminar, "Wheat Letter" provides a brief summary of 2012 results for HRW, hard red spring (HRS) and durum crops below and will share a similar summary of results for U.S. white wheat in the next issue. "Wheat Letter" covered SRW results on Aug. 2. Hard Red Winter (HRW) The 2012 HRW crop was diverse this year, thanks largely to weather conditions that caused variable yields (80.4 kg/hl average test weight) and a wide range of protein content (12.6% average on 12% moisture basis), but had the positive effects of limited disease and insect pressure as well as good falling numbers. A high percentage (78%) of survey samples graded No. 1 HRW. Overall average thousand kernel weight (29.0 g), however, was slightly lower than the 2011 crop and the five-year average. While overall protein quantity was above 2011 and the five-year average, variable protein quality was evident in milling and baking tests. The alveograph W value (254) was above the five-year average and 2011 and farinograph peak time (5.3 min) was comparable to 2011 and the five-year average, but stability (11.1 min) was significantly lower than 2011. Loaf volume (789 cc) was again lower this year than the previous crop and significantly lower than the five-year average. For the 2012 California HRW crop, yields were somewhat reduced due to a drier than normal growing season, but protein and overall quality were excellent. Hard Red Spring (HRS) and Durum HRS and northern-grown durum acreage rebounded this year, but were stressed late in the growing season by very hot temperatures and limited rainfall. The 2012 HRS crop has very high protein (14.7%), a high grade profile (86% of samples graded No. 1 Dark Northern Spring (DNS)) with improved kernel weights (28.9 g), near zero damaged kernels and low moisture content (11.7%). Functional quality is also somewhat improved with greater dough strength and larger loaf volumes. For the northern durum growing area, more than a 60 percent increase in acreage from 2011 (a record low year) and slightly higher yields resulted in almost double production. More than 50 percent of 2012 northern U.S. durum samples were graded No. 1 Hard Amber Durum (HAD). Average test weight values, vitreous kernel (HVAC) content and falling number all exceeded last year. As with last year, isolated areas had higher damage and DON due to elevated disease pressures. The 2012 Desert Durum® crop, grown in Arizona and California, had slightly below normal yields, but consistently large kernel size and low moisture, traits that contribute to achieving high extraction rates. Buyers can once again know they will receive excellent performance from this identity-preserved durum crop. Tweet |
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