US wheat farmers navigate uncertainty amid drought and geopolitical chaos
Unharvested wheat in a field on 29 July 2026 in Beloit, Kansas. Photograph: Joshua A Bickel/APView image in fullscreenUnharvested wheat in a field on 29 July 2026 in Beloit, Kansas. The price of diesel fuel, which he needs to run his tractor, has hit record highs.
- ▪Unharvested wheat in a field on 29 July 2026 in Beloit, Kansas.
- ▪Photograph: Joshua A Bickel/APView image in fullscreenUnharvested wheat in a field on 29 July 2026 in Beloit, Kansas.
- ▪The price of diesel fuel, which he needs to run his tractor, has hit record highs.
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Unharvested wheat in a field on 29 July 2026 in Beloit, Kansas. Photograph: Joshua A Bickel/APView image in fullscreenUnharvested wheat in a field on 29 July 2026 in Beloit, Kansas. Photograph: Joshua A Bickel/APUS economyUS wheat farmers navigate uncertainty amid drought and geopolitical chaosSome experts worry factors affecting wheat exports could push global food prices even higher than they are nowDebbie CarlsonFri 18 Sep 2026 07.00 EDTLast modified on Fri 18 Sep 2026 07.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleWheat 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…
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