Cereals & Oilseeds

7 August 2025

UK oat production has seen stable growth in recent years, with the 2025/26 planted area provisionally estimated at 207 Kha, by the results of the AHDB planting and variety survey (PVS)

7 August 2025

An update from Strategic Cereal Farm East, where learning from successes and failures underpins the management direction.

12 September 2025

According to the survey, just over half of English farmers (56.1%) have reduced their cropped arable area to take part in agri-environment schemes for harvest 2025, across the UK this figure is 42.3%.

5 August 2025

The harvest volume in the Northern Hemisphere, coupled with the slow demand for exports from the EU and the Black Sea region, is putting pressure on the wheat market

5 August 2025

Harvest progress is weighing on markets amid expectations of ample global supply. In the US, 80% of the winter wheat crop had been harvested by 27 July, with spring wheat harvesting underway in some regions

5 August 2025

UK and India signed a free trade agreement (FTA) on 24 July, marking the first deal of this kind signed by the current Labour government. The deal aims to boost trade between the UK and India by cutting tariffs on 90% of tariff lines and reducing barriers to entry and therefore boosting market access, whilst committing to maintaining food standards for imports.

1 August 2025

Overhead costs typically account for up to two-thirds of total arable crop production costs in the UK, making them a key factor influencing farm profitability, alongside crop yields.

31 July 2025

Grain prices ordinarily come under pressure during the harvest period due to an increase in supply.

6 November 2025

Join us for a deep dive into the latest agronomic research, practical insights, and innovation shaping the upcoming season.

31 July 2025

Despite some support at the beginning of the week on the back of the new tariff deal made between the US and the EU and a decline in US crop conditions, global grain markets were under pressure again yesterday.

5 November 2025

Join us for a deep dive into the latest agronomic research, practical insights, and innovation shaping the upcoming season.

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