Subscribers Only20 April 2023Spray Import Ban There is concern that UK farmers will soon face higher costs and less choice when it comes to plant protection To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only28 March 2023Black Sea Grain and Global Markets UK feed wheat futures contracts for May-23 and November-23 delivery dropped by £31 and £20 per tonne respectively between 1st To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only28 March 2023UK Grain Market Cereal prices in the UK have followed the direction of EU and US markets over the past month. Ex-farm UK To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only27 March 2023Loam Farm Latest Given declining combinable crop prices, we have reworked the budgets for our model arable business Loam Farm. The figures show To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only14 March 2023Early Beet Offer British Sugar (BS) has announced a one-off payment of £3,000 per Ha in return for beet being delivered in early To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only27 February 2023UK Grain Market Update – Feb ’23 UK feed wheat prices followed European grain markets in February. Values increased through the first three weeks of the month, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only27 February 2023Global Grain Market Overview UK grain pricing is fundamentally linked to that of EU grain markets and this has been the same as ever To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only16 February 2023Sugar Beet British Sugar (BS) is forecasting UK 2022/23 beet production to be the lowest for 47 years. The processor has reduced To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only27 January 2023Grain Market Update – Jan ’23 Grain and oilseed markets have continued their decline through January. Any uncertainty or risk premium associated with Russia’s invasion of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only26 January 2023Sugar Beet Due to the cold snap in December, NFU Sugar and British Sugar have confirmed the 2022 frost insurance policy has To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only26 January 2023Neonicotinoid Sugar Beet Seed Treatment Defra has approved an emergency authorisation for the use of a nicotinoid seed treatment on the 2023/24 sugar beet crop. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only20 December 2022Crop Areas – Dec ’22 The AHDB has now published its Early Birdy Survey of planting intentions at a regional level. The survey is conducted To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only20 December 2022UK Grain Production & Markets Defra have now published official figures for UK grain and oilseed rape production. Previous figures had only covered England. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only19 December 2022Investors Push Wheat Prices Lower The value of wheat has fallen considerably over the past month. A bumper crop in Australia, forecasts for strong South To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 November 2022UK Grain Markets UK grain and oilseed markets have, unsurprisingly, continued to follow global trends. Spot feed wheat was worth £241.50 per tonne To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 November 2022Global Grain and Oilseed Markets Throughout November the price of grain has fallen back considerably. Futures prices were dropping before the announcement of a 120-day To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 November 2022Potato Area and Production High costs, difficult weather conditions, poor potato prices, and strong cereal markets mean there is great uncertainty about potato plantings To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only26 October 2022Wheat Market Moves from West to East Over the past twenty years both Russian production and exports of wheat have grown to a point where Russia is To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 October 2022Grain & Oilseed Market This month, the first UK wheat and barley supply and demand figures for harvest 2022 were published by AHDB. A To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 September 2022UK Grain and Protein Prices Recent rainfall has been beneficial, and planting of winter cereals is underway in parts of England. The East in particular, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only8 September 2022Global Grain Production The latest International Grains Council (IGC) supply and demand figures show a year-on-year reduction of stocks of grains globally. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only8 September 2022Crop Areas 2022 Defra has published the first official crop area figures for harvest 2022. These only relate to England at the moment; To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 August 2022Harvest 2022 and Prices Overall The UK grain harvest is all-but finished now and, overall, has produced excellent results. Completion by the end of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 August 2022Labour Shortages The NFU continues to campaign for the Seasonal Workers Scheme (SWS) to be made ‘fit-for-purpose’. A report, based on a To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin