Cereals & Oilseeds

12 March 2020

Sterling has fallen to its lowest level since November 2019, following an emergency cut to UK interest rates. The cut by 50 basis points has been carried out by the Bank of England with the hope of reviving the UK economy amid Covid-19 fears.

16 March 2020

In the first budget since the 2019 general election, the agricultural sector retained red diesel subsidies, for another year at least, despite them being scrapped for most sectors.

12 February 2024

Access the latest light leaf spot forecast for oilseed rape.

12 March 2020

Last week the latest GB animal feed production and usage stats (including integrated poultry units) were released. This showed the total usage season-to-date (Jul-Jan) has dropped 1.5% compared to the same period in 2018/19.

11 March 2020

January wheat exports stand at 50.3Kt, with non-EU exports of 13.3Kt.

11 March 2020

Negotiations between the EU and UK formally began on March 2 2020. Both sides have published a mandate for their respective negotiating objectives

11 March 2020

UK markets are being driven by just two factors, global outlooks and domestic currency, both with potentially bearish long-term implications.

11 March 2020

10 March 2020

Although the UK OSR deficit is forecast to grow, it is hard to avoid the bearish short term and longer term fundamentals for the overall oilseed market.

10 March 2020

Yesterday was a hard-hitting day for global commodities. We saw Brent crude oil futures trade at its lowest since 2016.

9 March 2026

Suction trap aphid data and weather data is used to forecast aphid activity

6 March 2020

GB compound feed production so far this season is down from 2018/19 due to reduced requirements by the cattle sector.