Members Only 25 March 2025 Potato 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 March 2025 Combinable 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 March 2025 Fruit & 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 February 2025 Grain 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 January 2025 Grain 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 January 2025 Neonicotinoid 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 January 2025 Glyphosate 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 December 2024 Grain 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 December 2024 Crop 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 December 2024 Loam 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 November 2024 Grain 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 November 2024 Crop 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 October 2024 Grain 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 October 2024 Potato 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 September 2024 Combinable 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 August 2024 Arable 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 July 2024 Beet 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 29 July 2024 Grain 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 June 2024 Sugar 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 June 2024 Grain 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 June 2024 Potato 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 6 June 2024 Oat 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 23 May 2024 Grain 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 May 2024 Fruit & 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.