Contents tagged with Analyst Insight

Analyst insight: Sell or store your grain during harvest time?

18 June 2020

Analyst insight: Sell or store your grain during harvest time?

As the UK enters the 2020/21 marketing year, when wheat supplies are expected to be tight, we are currently seeing less pressure on feed wheat prices for harvest delivery.

Challenging your costs in challenging times

13 February 2025

Challenging your costs in challenging times

Recent market volatility has followed a couple of years of rising milk production costs – but herd accounts data reveals what gives farms the best chance of making a profit.

Looking ahead to 2021 wheat prices: Analyst Insight

11 June 2020

Looking ahead to 2021 wheat prices: Analyst Insight

UK feed wheat futures for Nov-21 delivery closed at £152.40/t, some £15.35/t below the Nov-20 contract, but similar to Nov-20 and Nov-19 prices this far ahead of planting.

What the UK Global Tariffs mean for Dairy

30 January 2024

What the UK Global Tariffs mean for Dairy

The recently announced future import tariffs give most dairy products the equivalent of the current EU external import tariff
Could we cope if key pig abattoirs close?

13 July 2021

Could we cope if key pig abattoirs close?

How many key GB pork processing plants would need to close before potential spare capacity elsewhere is exceeded?
Analyst Insight: Australian barley offers extra pressure for the UK market

28 May 2020

Analyst Insight: Australian barley offers extra pressure for the UK market

During our barley week last week, we highlighted the increase in trade tensions between China and Australia, with the former potentially imposing a $74/t tariff on imports of Australian barley. This offers a high degree of price risk for domestic barley, particularly given the significant export volumes expected from the UK next year.
Prospects for dairy market prices – what does the rest of the year hold?

30 January 2024

Prospects for dairy market prices – what does the rest of the year hold?

A look at how the market value for milk is expected to move through the remainder of 2020
Analyst Insight: A look at feed markets

22 May 2020

Analyst Insight: A look at feed markets

The closure of the food service industry for almost two months now has reduced demand for meat and grain products. The impact of coronavirus on meat and dairy production will likely translate to a fall in demand for feed grains.
UK beef and lamb import tariffs to remain high post-Brexit

13 July 2021

UK beef and lamb import tariffs to remain high post-Brexit

Earlier this week the UK government announced the new Most Favoured Nation (MFN) tariff regime which will apply to all imports from countries who do not have a trade deal with the UK. For beef and lamb, the tariffs broadly mirror the level of the EU’s current Common External Tariffs.

Beef trade balances – 2019

14 July 2021

Beef trade balances – 2019

Last year was a tough year for the UK beef industry. To balance the market imports fell and exports rose, let's take a look at by how much.

How is the global market reacting to coronavirus?

15 May 2020

How is the global market reacting to coronavirus?

Head of Arable Market Specialists, David Eudall, interviews Arnaud Petit, Executive Director of IGC
Analyst Insight: Surplus grain without the sustained export campaign

7 May 2020

Analyst Insight: Surplus grain without the sustained export campaign

Producing both a large barley crop of 8.1Mt and wheat crop of 16.2Mt for 2019, it was anticipated that the UK would have a large export campaign for the 2019/20 marketing year.

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