Content related to the sectors: cereals-oilseeds

25 January 2024

UK wheat stocks to rise despite smaller crop: Analyst Insight

AHDB released updated estimates of UK cereal supply and demand this morning, including the first estimates of 2023/24 exports and end of season stocks for wheat and barley.

23 January 2026

Rusts in winter wheat: UKCPVS update and new AHDB watch lists

The latest information on yellow rust and brown rust in winter wheat

18 June 2024

Characteristics of top-performing farms 2024

Learn what sets the highest-performing farms apart from the rest.

12 September 2024

Focused expenditure is key for optimal performance: Grain market daily

The importance of cost management is one of the key take-aways from ‘The Characteristics of Top Performing Cereals and Oilseeds Farms in the UK’ report, in particular ensuring that expenditure is focused on achieving optimum margin and output.

23 January 2024

Price carry into new crop stretching: Grain market daily

The gap or ‘carry’ from May-24 UK feed wheat futures to the new crop Nov-24 contract has stretched to nearly £15/t.

1 April 2025

On-farm trials at Strategic Cereal Farm South (2021–2024)

AHDB Strategic Cereal Farms put cutting-edge research and innovation into practice on commercial farms.

23 January 2024

AHDB and NFU to commission independent review of farm assurance

AHDB and the NFU have announced the next steps for a jointly-run independent review of farm to fork assurance.

22 January 2024

Arable Market Report – 22 January 2024

Last week, global grain markets saw mixed, smaller movements overall. With a lack of new news, markets looked back to bearish trends overall, as speculative traders still hold net-short positions in US grain futures.

26 January 2026

On-farm trials at Strategic Cereal Farm Scotland (2020–2024)

AHDB Strategic Cereal Farms put cutting-edge research and innovation into practice on commercial farms.

22 January 2024

Is Black Sea price pressure easing? Grain market daily

There are signs that pressure on European, and so UK, wheat prices from Black Sea exports could be starting to ease.

18 January 2024

Speculative traders still betting on price falls: Grain market daily

Speculative traders still hold large net-short positions in Chicago wheat and maize futures, which can be seen as predicting a bearish outlook for wheat and maize prices.

25 January 2024

Israel and Gaza conflict key watchpoint for global trade: Grain market daily

The escalation of the Israel/Gaza conflict in the Middle East, with US/UK retaliation against Iran backed Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea, and the subsequent rerouting of commercial shipping, is likely to impact the UK over the coming weeks and months.