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Olivia Bonser
Farmbench Manager
Email: olivia.bonser@ahdb.org.uk
Mobile: 07887 333 579
Olivia joined AHDB’s Farmbench team in October 2025, covering the West Midlands and Wales regions. Her work focuses on ensuring farmers have a better understanding of their business, with the aim of improving profitability and productivity.
Prior to this role, Olivia worked as a senior analyst within the Market Specialists team at AHDB, covering the Cereals & Oilseeds sector for over three and a half years.
Olivia grew up on a mixed family farm in Leicestershire and has a master’s degree in agricultural economics from the University of Reading. After university, Olivia spent time working at home on the farm, as well as travelling to Central America to volunteer on a coffee farm.
Other Articles from Olivia Bonser
Cereals & Oilseeds Sector
- Analyst insight: What does the 'cost-of-living crisis' mean for malting barley usage?
- GB winter barley and oilseed rape harvests near completion: Grain market daily
- Wheat exports up but barley exports down in 2021/22: Grain market daily
- GB harvest 2022 89% complete: Grain market daily
- How much grain is leaving Ukraine? Grain market daily
- Milling wheat samples showing lower protein content: Grain market daily
- Will UK milling wheat premiums remain strong? Grain market daily
- Global maize outlook going forward: Grain market daily
- Pound sterling remains weak, how does this impact markets? Grain market daily
- Analyst insight: The impact of declining herd numbers and forage availability on feed demand
- Latest WASDE - expectations, revisions, and market reactions: Grain market daily
- First quarter GB animal feed usage round-up: Grain market daily
- Natural gas and fertiliser update: Grain market daily
- Favourable autumn conditions see rise in winter cropping for harvest 2023: Grain market daily
- GMO conference market outlook round-up: Grain market daily
- GB winter crops faring well after mild autumn: Grain market daily
- Analyst insight: What does the ‘cost of living crisis’ mean for UK flour demand?
- Early Bird Survey confirms winter cropping rise for harvest 23: Grain market daily
- Unexpected revisions in latest USDA reports: Grain market daily
- Natural gas prices ease to pre-war levels: Grain market daily
- Human and industrial demand up but animal feed down: Grain market daily
- Human and industrial cereal usage round-up: Grain market daily
- South American focus in latest WASDE revisions: Grain market daily
- EU 2023/24 grain outlook: Grain market daily
- How strong will EU wheat imports be this season? Grain market daily
- Fertiliser prices ease with natural gas futures: Grain market daily
- What are the key market drivers this week? Grain market daily
- European winter crops faring well despite dryness concerns: Grain market daily
- Further cuts to animal feed, but increased wheat export prospects in latest UK S&D: Grain market daily
- Argentinian maize and soyabean production cut further in latest WASDE: Grain market daily
- UK barley exports into the EU holding firm pace: Grain market daily
- US winter wheat crop struggles while spring plantings progress: Grain market daily
- European weather in focus as spring plantings continue: Grain market daily
- Domestic milling wheat premiums remain strong despite declining global wheat prices: Grain market daily
- Analyst Insight: What does wheat availability and demand look like heading into next season?
- GB crop prospects looking positive, now to weather watch: Grain market daily
- Further falls in fertiliser prices: Grain market daily
- Black Sea tensions on the rise: Grain market daily
- Tight outlook for EU barley next season? Grain market daily
- US maize crop conditions continue to drive global prices: Grain market daily
- What can we expect from tomorrow’s WASDE? Grain market daily
- Wheat exports at 7 year high: Grain market daily
- Tight wheat balance to limit the downward pull from maize? Grain market daily
- GB harvest 23 off to a slow start: Grain market daily
- Could we see some recovery in pig feed demand this season? Grain market daily
- GB harvest still lacking pace: Grain market daily
- UK wheat and oat exports hit multi-year highs in 2022/23: Grain market daily
- How much grain is leaving Ukraine? Grain market daily
- What’s driving markets this week? Grain market daily
- US weather remains in focus: Grain market daily
- EU wheat and barley imports start strong, though UK origin lags: Grain market daily
- Markets expect smaller US maize and soyabean crops: Grain market daily
- Analyst Insight: An unbalanced 2022/23 wheat balance sheet
- More pressure on rapeseed from the global soyabean market? Grain market daily
- What’s driving grain prices this week? Grain market daily
- Domestic wheat consumption on the rise? Grain market daily
- What can we expect from animal feed demand this season? Grain market daily
- Fertiliser prices move sideways: Grain market daily
- A tight malting barley balance this season: Grain market daily
- What’s driving grain prices this week? Grain market daily
- Lower-quality domestic crops increase cereals imports this season: Grain market daily
- GB animal feed production at 7-year low this season to date: Grain market daily
- Bioethanol and starch demand holding firm: Grain market daily
- Milling wheat premiums to hold firm? Grain market daily
- Malting barley premiums remain elevated: Grain market daily
- UK ex-farm milling oat prices reach 19-month high: Grain market daily
- GB animal feed production remains slow for first half of the season: Grain market daily
- Imported AN prices ease further in January: Grain market daily
- Further strengthening of milling wheat premiums in January: Grain market daily
- South American supplies in focus: Grain market daily
- Analyst insight: How do UK wheat input costs stack up internationally?
- Firm wheat and barley imports to date: Grain market daily
- How do UK wheat overhead costs stack up internationally: Grain market daily
- Nitrogen fertiliser prices fell in March: Grain market daily
- Further uncertainty over South American crop expectations: Grain market daily
- Where does the UK import fertiliser from? Grain market daily
- How do UK ex-farm winter wheat prices compare internationally? Grain market daily
- Analyst Insight: A key time to watch markets
- GB animal feed production steadies in March: Grain market daily
- Arable Market Report - 13 May 2024
- Arable Market Report - 20 May 2024
- How much grain could we carry into next season? Grain market daily
- Consumers can’t resist out-of-home spending, despite financial concerns: Grain market daily
- US crops remain in focus: Grain market daily
- Milling wheat premiums easing? Grain market daily
- Russian wheat in focus: Grain market daily
- What’s driving grain prices this week? Grain market daily
- Is GB animal feed demand picking up? Grain market daily
- Drier weather means a quick start to GB harvest: Grain market daily
- Maize supplies in focus: Grain market daily
- Wheat usage for bioethanol and starch steadies: Grain market daily
- How much wheat can we expect from harvest 24? Grain market daily
- Key grain market drivers this week: Grain market daily
- How much grain are we carrying into the new season? Grain market daily
- Tighter wheat and barley balance sheets in 2024/25: Grain market daily
- US markets in focus: Grain market daily
- Milling wheat premiums continue to ease: Grain market daily
- What does UK cereals supply and demand look like this season? Grain market daily
- Steady exports mean heavier UK closing stocks: Grain market daily
- UK natural gas price reaches two-year high: Grain market daily
- What’s driving global wheat markets? Grain market daily
- What can we expect from UK wheat supply in 2025/26? Grain market daily
- What's driving grain prices this week? Grain market daily
- Are UK grain imports slowing? Grain market daily
- Positive EU yield prospects remain despite dryness concerns: Grain market daily
- End of week market round-up: Grain market daily
- What does a weaker sterling mean for UK trade? Grain market daily
- Cattle and sheep feed demand remains strong: Grain market daily
- US crops in focus: Grain market daily
- What’s driving grain prices this week? Grain market daily
- Cost of production anticipated to climb for 2026 crops: Grain market daily
- Warmer EU weather to hamper the regions maize crop? Grain market daily