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2 September 2021
Over the course of the past six months, we have talked a lot about the price of rapeseed. Yesterday, the Nov-21 Paris rapeseed futures contract closed at €564.25/t. Prices have moved lower so far this week, but the Nov-21 contract remains €187.80/t ahead of the average of the previous 5 November contracts.
26 August 2021
Global oilseed values have gained a lot of support since the start of the pandemic. This has led to high domestic rapeseed prices.
19 August 2021
This morning, Defra released their provisional arable crop areas for England, as at 1 June. With improved conditions in Autumn 2020 for drilling, the Defra figures confirm a return to an arguably more balanced cereal cropping picture for harvest 2021.
30 January 2024
In 2020, 16.0% of dairy farmers in GB were operating block calving systems
5 August 2021
This morning, full season usage statistics were published for both animal feed (including integrated poultry units) and the human and industrial sector. It is no surprise that usage of wheat was down across the board, echoing the estimates of the AHDB balance sheets.
30 January 2024
Our latest dairy market outlook takes a look at what the rest of 2021 will bring for dairy markets, production and trade.
30 July 2021
We have just published our latest outlook for the UK sheep meat market, where we explore our forecasts for slaughter, consumption and trade for 2021.
29 July 2021
The 2020/21 marketing year was one like no other. The UK produced the smallest wheat crop (9.7Mt) since 1981, at the same time barley production, at 8.1Mt, was the largest since 1997.
24 April 2024
As 2021/22 harvest begins, many growers are making, or have already made, cropping decisions for 2022/23.
30 January 2024
Providing information on the most relevant market indicator to track milk prices
17 October 2023
GB production could be pegged at 14.92Mt based on the GB condition score provided in our crop development report. This is 1% below the 2015-2019 average and 55% better than last season. Against published industry estimates, this sits within the range.
14 July 2021
The UK has signed a trade agreement with Canada but is starting negotiations to “better” it. It is important for us to understand the similarities and differences in production and trade between the UK and Canada. This article will focus on cereals and oilseeds.