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Cereals & Oilseeds
26 September 2023
Global wheat and oilseed markets both felt pressure last week; in part due to the stronger US dollar.
26 September 2023
Nearby Brent crude oil futures have risen 25% since the end of June. Supporting prices on the Brent crude oil contract has been the improved economic outlook with inflation easing, as well as the tightening of oil supply and demand on the global market.
5 December 2023
National statistics are often used to show agriculture’s contribution to climate change. Here we give an overview of what they are, and some of the limitations to their use.
21 September 2023
Earlier today, the final balance sheets for the 2022/23 season were published. After the full season official statistics were taken into account, residuals have been identified for wheat and maize, while a deficit for barley has been identified.
21 September 2023
Harvest 2023 could be described as somewhat challenging (to say the least). The weather this year led to an (im)perfect storm.
20 September 2023
Nitrogen fertiliser prices in GB rose in August 2023, as natural gas prices firmed.
19 September 2023
A new study demonstrates the importance of GWP* for more accurately assessing the climate impact of methane originating from livestock.
18 September 2023
Global supply remains in focus, importantly both quantity and quality. However, competitive, and plentiful Black Sea supply continues to cap major gains.
15 September 2023
Recent hot and dry weather spells for many regions have provided good windows of opportunity for harvesting in the past two weeks. The latest AHDB report was released today, using data to week ending 12 September, showing both the GB winter barley and winter oilseed rape harvests as now complete, with winter wheat harvest 99% complete.
15 September 2023
One of the questions I am frequently asked when I talk to farmers about carbon markets is whether they should enter a carbon credit scheme. It is a question that I find challenging to answer for several reasons.
15 September 2023
The 2023/24 UK export campaign got off to a slower start than last year for wheat, barley and oats, data from HMRC shows.
7 July 2025
Livestreamed discussions with social media-savvy farmers and AHDB representatives talking all things agriculture, often with a consumer angle