Content related to the sectors: cereals-oilseeds

6 September 2022

Underlying support for natural gas: Grain market daily

Wholesale prices of natural gas have been very volatile in recent weeks. Energy markets continued to be supported over mounting concerns for natural gas supplies.

5 September 2022

Arable Market Report - 05 September 2022

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2 September 2022

Energy prices could squeeze margins for 2023: Grain market daily

With overheads accounting for two-thirds of the total cost of production, these costs are key drivers of profitability on farm, alongside yields.

12 September 2022

Education case study: Michaela Ryan – Wellington School, Altrincham

Michaela talks about the importance of teaching children about food and nutrition.

7 December 2023

Education case study: Amy Bergiers – Nantgaredig Primary School, Wales

Amy talks about the importance of teaching children about food and nutrition.

1 September 2022

Analyst Insight: Have you thought about marketing grain for harvest 23?

Global grain markets have been supported but at the same time subject to a large degree of volatility since the war began between Ukraine and Russia.

7 September 2022

Blog: Food – a fact of life serves up valuable tools for teachers

Blog Elsa Healey

31 August 2022

How much grain is leaving Ukraine? Grain market daily

Following the invasion of Ukraine at the end of February, which saw Ukrainian ports blockaded and sanctions imposed on Russia, exports from the Black Sea region had been limited to rail movement.

23 April 2025

Arable Market Report - 30 August 2022

Global grain markets were supported last week and yesterday, as reports indicated that US maize conditions were worsening. The hot and dry weather experienced across the US Midwest over the past few weeks is said to have resulted in a much lower yield estimate for the country’s maize crop.

26 August 2022

GB harvest in closing stages: Grain market daily

Harvest 2022 is now in the closing stages in most regions, with 95% of the total GB harvest complete as at 23 August. This pace exceeds the five-year average of 69% complete by this point in the season (week 7) and is slightly ahead of 2018 which was 85% complete by week 7.

14 January 2025

Analyst insight: Industry at risk as CF close Billingham

Yesterday afternoon, CF Industries announced that they will ‘temporarily halt’ production of ammonia at their Billingham site, citing uneconomical market conditions as the reason for closure.

24 August 2022

Natural gas prices soar in August: Grain market daily

As natural gas prices have been rising significantly again over the past month, fertiliser prices are likely to remain well above year earlier levels in at least the short to mid-term.