13 July 2021

Analyst Insight: Wheat’s the story, export glory?

The UK wheat harvest is now nearing completion, if yields continue in line with current estimates we tentatively forecast production of wheat at 15.9-16.2Mt. In a “normal” year the surplus wheat would find an export home primarily in the EU. However, this year is far from “normal”.

13 July 2021

Analyst Insight: Deal or no deal, barley exports will be key

The potential for a 7.3Mt+ crop of barley is looming for the 2019/20 season with harvest almost complete.

22 August 2019

Analyst Insight: Marketing and planning for a hard Brexit

Hard Brexit analysis of potential impacts facing UK markets in 2019/20.

19 August 2019

Analyst Insight: Tariffs and Tariff Rate Quotas

Tariffs? Tariff rate quotas? Allocations? We increasingly hear these terms as we approach 31 October Brexit deadline.

16 August 2019

Analyst Insight: UK barley trade races out of the blocks, but what next for prices?

In the week ending 08 August 2019, spot ex-farm purchases hit 63Kt, the first time barley purchases have reached that amount on records going back to July 2000. Moreover, cumulative, spot purchases of feed barley have accelerated to 235Kt, a figure not reached until April last season.

13 July 2021

Analyst Insight: Politics vs fundamentals, a longer term oilseed view

Although the oilseed rape outlook is for a large deficit during 2019/20, prices have been unable to continually climb due to a global oversupply of soyabeans.