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30 January 2024

GB milk production is expected to grow 0.3% to 12.58bn litres in 2021/22, according to our June forecast update.

13 July 2021

Beating the forecast 2021/22 UK average wheat yield by 1.0t/ha could net an average farm business a gross margin per hectare 88.6% higher than if the average yield was achieved.

18 May 2023

The 2021/22 season crops are around three quarters of the way through their growing season. With this in mind, here are two reasons why now is an ideal time to budget.

30 January 2024

Farmers supplying into fresh milk or manufacturing supply chains have been facing margin pressure for an extended period.

13 July 2021

Our estimates for GB pig production costs rose by 10p/kg in the first quarter of 2021, to 174p/kg.

3 August 2021

The latest UK cereal balance sheets have been published this morning. This further highlights what has been an incredibly tight season for wheat. With exports now estimated at 180Kt, a deficit in operating stocks of 302Kt is estimated.

13 July 2021

The May USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report was released yesterday including its first estimates for the 2021/22 marketing year.

13 July 2021

Whilst it remains to be seen if globally we are in a super-cycle for commodities (a multi-year period of growth) we cannot ignore the transformation that commodity markets have undergone since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

13 July 2021

We take a closer look at UK pig slaughter trends early this year and compare them to the forecast.

7 March 2024

Throughout 2020/21, China played a key global role in supporting maize prices and in turn wheat prices. Chinese buying of grains contributed to the tightening of global supply and demand.

30 January 2024

With more milk forecast over the coming years, what does the future of milk utlisation look like in the UK?

13 July 2021

Firm global maize prices throughout the 2020/21 season have lent support to global wheat prices.

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