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Colorado Wheat Outlook – May 6, 2022

Overall crop condition worsened in this week’s NASS report. This was not surprising considering it had just experienced another week of high wind and high temperatures. However parts of Eastern Colorado received much needed rain later on in the week. Totals ranged anywhere from 0.20-2.50 inches according to CoCoRaHS. Read the Full Report Here
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2026 program Information:

Ardent Mills has partnered with the Colorado Wheat Research Foundation (CWRF) and CSU for years to develop top performing wheat varieties that meet the special quality needed for UltraGrain®.

Eligible Plainsgold Varieties:

PlainsGold Hard White Winter wheat varieties are developed at Colorado State University (CSU) specifically for the quality characteristics needed by Ardent Mills, with the yield performance and agronomics needed by farmers.

For the 2026 crop year, the following varieties are included in the program: Snowmass 2.0, Breck, Monarch, Windom SF, and Telluride. Certified seed is required on all Ardent Mills contracts, and the use of glyphosate for pre-harvest crop desiccation is prohibited.

Ardent Mills is currently paying premiums as follows for the 2026 crop. Future year contracts are subject to market conditions and may change. For 2026, all varieties are paid at the same premium levels:

  • $0.25 base grower premium
  • $0.40 @ 11.0% protein
  • $0.60 @ 12.0% protein
  • + $0.05 each half a point up to 14% ($0.65 at 12.5%, $0.80 at 14%)
Delivery Points:

Once you have harvested your wheat crop, complete the program by delivering your qualifying wheat crop to the delivery point in Colorado or Nebraska as listed on your grain pricing schedule:

  • Anton Coop
  • CHS High Plains – Fleming
  • Flagler Coop – Flagler
  • Roggen Farmers Elevator – Roggen
  • Ardent Mills – Denver
  • CHS High Plains – Haxtun
  • CHS High Plains – Holyoke
  • Flagler Coop – Arriba
  • Roggen Farmers Elevator – Pierce
  • Peetz Coop
  • CHS High Plains – Amherst
  • CHS High Plains – Yuma
  • Flagler Coop – Hugo
  • Roggen Farmers Elevator – Wildcat
  • Frenchman Valley Coop - Chappell
  • Frenchman Valley Coop - Grant
  • Frenchman Valley Coop - Venago
  • Frenchman Valley Coop - Imperial
  • Frenchman Valley Coop - Wauneta