Subscribers Only26 August 2025Vivergo Closure The Vivergo bioethanol plant on Humberside is to close by the end of August. Its owner, ABF, has stated that To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only22 August 2025Sugar Price 2026 The headline price for sugar beet is to drop to £30 per tonne for the 2026 crop. This compares to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only21 August 2025Loam Farm Latest Harvest is now complete for most in the south of Great Britain. As discussed elsewhere, the overall theme of harvest To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only20 August 2025Vivergo Closes The Vivergo bioethanol plant on Humberside is to close by the end of August. Its owner, ABF, has stated that To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only28 July 2025UK Grain Market Update – Jul ’25 Harvest in the UK was off to a fast start. Some winter barley was cut by the end of June, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 July 2025Global Grain Markets With the Northern Hemisphere harvest in full flow, it is worth looking at global supply and demand and its implications To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 June 2025Arable Markets – Jun ’25 With the cereal harvest imminent, grain prices have risen, fueled by Middle Eastern tensions. The November 2025 contract reached £185 To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 June 2025Loam Farm – Jun ’25 With harvest fast approaching for many, and already started for some, we have updated the figures for our Loam Farm To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only27 May 2025Grain Markets A prolonged dry spell in the UK, the driest spring in over a century, and in key grain producing regions To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only28 April 2025April Arable Update – Apr ’25 Grain markets remain subdued as the old crop market winds down and attention turns firmly towards the new crop. New To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 April 2025Sugar Harvest: 2024/25 The sugar beet harvest for the 2024 crop has proved a little disappointing. The average adjusted yield for the 2024/25 To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only22 April 2025Pesticides Action Plan Defra has published its first Pesticides National Action Plan in a decade. It has been developed in partnership between Defra, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only22 April 2025Glyphosate The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has extended the use of Glyphosate in Great Britain until at least 15th December To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 March 2025Potato Market Update No two potato seasons are the same and that is certainly the case this year. A year ago growers were To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 March 2025Combinable Crops Roundup Old crop grain and oilseed markets tumbled through March. There is a compounding set of factors behind this, including good To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only19 March 2025Fruit & Veg Aid Scheme Defra has confirmed that the Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme will close at the end of this year. The scheme To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 February 2025Grain Market Update – Feb ’25 Old crop UK feed wheat futures prices (May-25) declined through February. There has been little news to support prices for To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only27 January 2025Grain Market Update – Jan ’25 UK wheat prices were largely stable through January. This is despite further tightening of the global grain supply and demand To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 January 2025Neonicotinoid Ban The Government has set out its intention to completely ban the use of Neonicotinoids, including ending the use of emergency To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only20 January 2025Glyphosate Resistance The AHDB’s Weed Resistance Action Group (WRAG) has confirmed the first case of resistance to Glyphosate in the UK. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only19 December 2024Grain Market Update – Dec ’24 The global grain market is tighter in the latest United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) World Agriculture Supply and Demand To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only19 December 2024Crop Areas & Yields Defra has released the provisional summary of UK crop areas and combinable crop yields for harvest 2024. The results confirm To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only13 December 2024Loam Farm Latest Following harvest 2024, we have updated the figures for our Loam Farm model. This shows low profits from the previous To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 November 2024Grain Markets Farmers might have hoped that the small UK grain harvest would support prices. However, it must be remembered that UK To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
