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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.
7 March 2024
For much of the recent fall in prices, the potential for some more volatility on 30 June has been a key point to watch. In that regard, yesterday did not disappoint.
13 July 2021
Oilseed rape (OSR) production in the UK in 2020 reached just 1.04Mt. This was the lowest production this century.
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.