Content related to the sectors: cereals-oilseeds

27 July 2023

More barley and OSR sown at the expense of wheat for harvest 23: Grain market daily

Today the AHDB have released the 2023 Planting and Variety Survey results. This survey provides the planted area estimates for the upcoming harvest, with a regional breakdown.

23 October 2025

Prospects for UK agri-food exports: Sub-Saharan Africa

There’s room to expand on the amount of commodity-level red meat the UK currently exports to Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and South Africa, and to increase exports of premium cuts into South Africa.

27 July 2023

EU yields trimmed and quality in focus: Grain market daily

The European Commission trimmed yield forecasts for all cereal and oilseed crops, except winter barley, in their July MARS report released on Monday. This follows drier-than-usual conditions in larger parts of western, central, and northern Europe, as well as in eastern Romania.

26 July 2023

UK wheat futures rise after latest air strikes on Ukraine: Grain market daily

Wheat prices, including UK feed wheat futures, rose sharply after Russian air strikes damaged port infrastructure and destroyed grain storage in Reni on the Danube.

24 July 2023

Arable Market Report - 24 July 2023

This week's view of grain and oilseed markets, including a summary of both UK and global activity.

24 July 2023

Market volatility, selling opportunities for wheat? Grain market daily

News this week surrounding Russia quitting the Black Sea Grain Initiative have rattled agricultural commodity markets.

20 July 2023

Tight wheat balance to limit the downward pull from maize? Grain market daily

As is well known, animal feed producers around the world can adjust their use of maize and wheat depending on price competitiveness that season, with one grain substituting another to a certain point.

10 May 2024

Analyst Insight: Budgeting your harvest 2023 crops, why is it important?

With harvest 2023 started for many, knowing your cost of production per tonne by crop type, is a great opportunity to manage risk and form/manage a marketing strategy for your 2023 crops.

13 August 2026

Sustainable Farming Incentive

The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme, launched in summer 2022, rewards farmers for carrying out actions that benefit the environment.

19 July 2023

Impact of Russia pulling out of Black Sea Initiative: Grain market daily

Yesterday, Russia announced that it was halting its participation in the Black Sea Initiative, or the Ukraine export corridor deal.

17 July 2023

Arable Market Report - 17 July 2023

Despite some mid-week losses after the release of the latest USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, concerns over whether the Black Sea Initiative will be renewed, and dry US Midwest weather forecasts pushed prices higher on at the end of last week.

14 July 2023

Wheat exports at 7 year high: Grain market daily

Yesterday, HMRC released the latest trade data, including volumes exported and imported up to the end of May.