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BILLINGS — Camelina, the biofuel that five years ago Gov. Brian Schweitzer called his new girlfriend, now struggles for a planting date with Montana farmers. "The biggest challenge of all is the price of wheat," Schweitzer said Thursday. With wheat prices historically high, there's no incentive to mess with an oilseed still relatively unproven as a cash crop. "I'm not going to wish for cheap wheat to get the camelina acres up, but that's what it's going to take," the governor said. The National Agricultural Statistics S... Full story
BILLINGS (AP) — With a record-breaking wheat harvest and strong prices, Montana may have its third $1 billion wheat harvest in four years. "I think everybody is in a fairly good mood," said Lola Raska, of the Montana Grain Growers Association. The state's largest grain group wrapped up its convention in Great Falls last week as prices shot up 60 cents a bushel over three days. Cash prices for wheat Monday ranged up to $6.49 a bushel for ordinary winter wheat to $10.15 for high-protein spring wheat, rates no one would have p...
