17 January 2020

UK wheat futures (May-20) closed yesterday at £155.50/t, down £1.95/t on the day before. Furthermore, the November contract closed at £164.25/t, down by £1.45/t.

16 January 2020

15 January 2020

UK feed wheat futures (May-20) closed yesterday at £157.70/t, gaining £1.45/t on the day before. Furthermore, the November contract closed yesterday at £166.25/t, gaining £1.70/t on the day before.

14 January 2020

Old crop UK feed wheat futures (May-20) have strengthened this week, ending yesterday at £156.25/t as sterling continues to weaken.

13 January 2020

The planted area for US winter wheat is the smallest since 1910 at just 12,466Kha, providing additional support for global wheat markets.

10 January 2020

A difficult window for winter planting has meant many face increasing spring acreages. Spring barley seems a likely choice for spring drilling options.

9 January 2020

As we hit January we are constantly reminded about the lengths people claim they will go to in order to become a “new me” These range from going to the gym more, attempting dry January and we can hardly ignore Veganuary.

8 January 2020

Paris rapeseed futures (Feb-20) have been slowly rising over the past six weeks to close yesterday at a contract high of €416.50/t. This is the highest nearby price since March 2017.

7 January 2020

Major US markets have all been under a degree of pressure in 2020 following the US air strike in Iraq early on Friday 3 January.

6 January 2020

Although global wheat supply remains supported, adverse crop condition reports from the US and Black Sea have lifted markets.

3 January 2020

UK feed wheat futures (May-20) closed yesterday at £153.50/t, gaining £1.00/t into the new year. Furthermore, Nov-20 contract closed at £163.25/t, gaining £1.30/t.

2 January 2020

The average price for December 2019 was £143.12/t, which is 17% below the December 2018 price of £173.15/t.

The 2019 autumn/winter edition of Grain Outlook

The AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) for cereals and oilseeds. Explore the new 2020/21 tables and access publications.

The AHDB Nutrient Management Guide (RB209) offers best practice guidance on the application of mineral fertilisers, manures and slurries to crops and grassland.

The AHDB Wheat growth guide allows crop progress, structure and final performance to be measured and compared against a series of UK benchmarks.

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All the main areas associated with growing oilseed rape are covered in this guide – from understanding the market, to its agronomic, harvest and storage requirements.

Find out how to manage the most important diseases of wheat and barley

This definitive guide to cereal diseases in the UK contains full colour photgraphs for identification plus information on hosts, symptoms and life cycles.

Our fungicide performance work provides high-quality, independent information on the efficacy of fungicides against key diseases in wheat, barley and oilseed rape.

The encyclopaedia provides information on the identification, risk factors, life cycle, monitoring, control thresholds, non-chemical control and insecticide resistance (where known) of major and minor pests commonly associated with cropping systems.

This definitive guide to arable weeds in the UK contains full colour photographs for identification plus information on life cycles, location, biology and management

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