The second speaker on the program will be Oleksandr Bayuk, Senior Wheat Merchandiser, CHS, Inc.  Mr. Bayuk will provide a more detailed discussion on the demand outlook for hard red spring and durum wheat.  He is directly involved with the export merchandising of wheat for CHS, giving him some unique perspective on what the 2019 marketing year will provide, and which countries provide the best opportunities.   Wrapping up the session will be a presentation by the North Dakota Wheat Commission, focusing on industry trends and issues impacting North Dakota wheat producers.

According to Jim Peterson, Policy and Marketing Director, “the 2019 season has provided significant planting challenges for parts of our region, as well as other key crop production areas in the U.S., but an even bigger challenge has been the low price environment producers have faced last year and this year.  Some of that has changed with the delayed 2019 planting season, which provided some better pricing opportunities in June, but margins remain tight for most crops.  Hopefully, through this seminar producers can get some useful information to help make the best marketing decisions in a tough global market.”

Both events that day are free, and no registration is required.  The NDSU NCREC Field Day kicks off at 8:30 that morning and includes discussion and plot tours on a number of production related topics including hybrid wheat, managing acidic soils, weed control, and pulse crops and canola research.  This will be followed by lunch at noon, and then the pre-harvest marketing seminar.

For additional information on both programs, please call the NDSU NCREC office at 701-857-7677, or the ND Wheat Commission at 701-328-5111.