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US wheat farmers navigate uncertainty amid drought and
geopolitical chaos
Guardian · 34h ago
Some experts worry factors affecting wheat exports could
push global food prices even higher than they are now
Wheat prices are at their highest level in three years,
which means farmer Merrill Nielsen should be getting more
for his crops out of his 2,500-acre (1,010-hectare) Kansas
farm.
Yet even as future prices for bread-type wheat are up 39%,
Nielsen is unsure whether increased prices will raise his
bottom line. The price of diesel fuel, which he needs to
run his tractor, has hit record highs. Then there’s the
erratic weather that made him lose his entire wheat crop
in the spring, and drought has overtaken the southern
Great Plains.
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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/18/wheat-farmers-drought-geopolitics