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Cereals & Oilseeds
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.
4 August 2025
This new project investigates crop physiology traits in winter wheat that enhance weed competitiveness in low-input and organic farming systems.
31 July 2025
Ukraine is often referred to as Europe’s breadbasket. Agriculture plays a key part in funding Ukraine’s economy, last year agricultural produce made up 59% ($24.5bn) of the country’s exports.
4 February 2026
26 August 2025
28 July 2025
Global wheat futures eased last week (18-25 July), putting pressure to domestic prices. UK feed wheat futures (Nov-25) fell by £2.50/t (1.4%), closing at £177.45/t. Paris milling wheat and Chicago wheat futures (Dec-25) also saw fell of 3.2% and 1.5% respectively.
28 July 2025
We published our second harvest report of 2025 on 25 July.
26 January 2026
The project will provide information on the weed competitiveness of wheat varieties.