Wheat Planting: Two Options and Neither is Great

Chad Lee and Jim Herbek, University of
Kentucky



Getting
wheat into the ground right now is a real challenge because of the dry, hard
soils. Since many producers have locked in high market prices for next summer,
we are assuming that all producers reading this fully intend to plant wheat.
So, in the discussion that follows, we are removing the option of “not planting
wheat”. With this in mind