Subscribers Only25 November 2024Crop Areas 2025 The wheat area is forecast to increase by at least 5% for harvest 2025. This follows last year’s rain-affected reduced To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only28 October 2024Grain Market Update – Oct ’24 The 2024 harvest of wheat in the UK has been pegged at 11.1 million tonnes. This is down 20% from To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only28 October 2024Potato Update The UK could be heading for its smallest potato crop ever because of a combination of a reduced area and To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 September 2024Combinable Crop Market Outlook Global Position With results from the Northern Hemisphere harvest (which accounts for about 80% of the global grains harvest) now To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only27 August 2024Arable Update – Aug ’24 As harvest progresses in the UK, grain prices have continued to slide. The value of UK November 2024 UK feed To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only30 July 2024Beet Price for 2025 British Sugar and the NFU have agreed a headline price of £33 per tonne for the 2025 sugar crop (2025/26 marketing To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only29 July 2024Grain Markets – Jul ’24 Grain prices have fallen as harvest has commenced in the UK. Many in the East and South East of England To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only27 June 2024Sugar Price Warning The NFU Sugar Board has warned that the contract price for the 2025 crop (2025-26 contract) is unlikely to be To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only27 June 2024Grain Markets Prices for feed grains have fallen considerably throughout June, pressured by improved global conditions. The value of UK feed wheat To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 June 2024Potato Update The UK is likely to have another sub-five million tonne potato crop this year, according to projections from newsletter World To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only6 June 2024Oat Milk The international alternative-milk producer, Oatly, has abandoned plans to build a factory near Peterborough. The facility, which was announced in To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only23 May 2024Grain Market Update – May ’24 Whilst UK yields will undoubtedly be lower for harvest 2024, over the course of the past month, the value of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only17 May 2024Fruit & Veg Blueprint The Government has set out a ‘Blueprint for Growing the Fruit and Vegetable Sector’. This was launched as part of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only26 April 2024USDA Reports on UK Crop The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) published its interpretation of the state of the UK growing crop in mid-April pointing To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 April 2024Grain Markets – Apr ’24 The price of grains has recently increased, driven by concerns about new crop prospects, with world supply and demand tightly To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 April 2024Loam Farm – Apr ’24 The 2024 harvest year continues to be challenging for cereals farmers. Whilst dryer weather has allowed some spring operations to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only27 March 2024Global Grain Update Global grain prices have been falling for much of 2024. The main driver of the decline has been ample supplies To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only27 March 2024UK Planted Area Update Rainfall in the UK between August 2023 and February 2024 is the second highest for the period since records began To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only27 February 2024Arable Roundup – Feb ’24 Grain prices fell considerably during February. The May-24 UK Feed Wheat Futures contract started the Month at £175 per tonne, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 January 2024Arable Roundup – Jan ’24 Despite the ninth and tenth named storms (Isha and Jocelyn) since September hitting parts of the UK in January, rainfall To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 January 2024Emergency Sugar Beet Seed Treatment Defra has authorised the emergency use of a neonicotinoid seed treatment on sugar beet seed in 2024. This follows an To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only22 December 2023Beet Price Deal British Sugar and the NFU have finally agreed on a sugar beet price contract for the 2024 crop after months To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only22 December 2023Biofuels Boost The UK will continue to have access to the EU biofuels market following a last-minute change of policy. Biofuels being To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only18 December 2023UK Arable Market Whilst the weather might have slightly improved since the storms of October, ground conditions have not. With many fields, particularly To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin