James Webster-Rusk Senior Agribusiness Analyst James Webster-Rusk is a Senior Agribusiness Analyst at The Andersons Centre, specialising in combinable crop and root markets. He supports clients across the pre- and post-farmgate arable sector by providing clarity on how market movements, policy decisions and environmental pressures influence their supply chains. His work includes developing cost-of-production models to aid price discovery in opaque markets across the UK and Northern Europe. James has also contributed extensively to the analysis and costing of UK farm support policy. Before joining The Andersons Centre, he worked for the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), focusing on cereal and oilseed market analysis. James grew up on a small arable farm in Suffolk, he holds a degree in Economics from the University of Hertfordshire. In 2026, he will take part in the GB Potatoes Industry Development Programme. Qualifications & Experience Joined Andersons in October 2021 Five years working in cereal and oilseed market intelligence for the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). Including three years as a Senior Cereals and Oilseeds Market Analyst. Speaker at a number of high profile AHDB conferences and events. BA (Hons) Economics Previous farm work for arable and livestock business. Areas of Expertise Specialist in Grain and Arable farming Data analysis, information identification Network creation and development Process orientated, experienced at organising dat
